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单词 deny
释义 deny

deny /dɪˈnaɪ/

verb [T] (NOT ADMIT) ↑Verb Endings for deny
1
F0 to not admit that you have knowledge, responsibility, feelings, etc.:
» He denied all responsibility for the rumours which have been circulating.» Even under torture, he refused to deny his beliefs/faith.Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradicting
deny yourself
2
F0 to not allow yourself to have or do things:
» Many parents deny themselves so that their children can have the best.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejecting
3
F0 FORMAL to refuse to admit that you have any connection with something or someone:
» She has denied her family and refuses to have any contact with them.Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradictingWord Builder:Nouns: denialAdjectives: undeniableVerbs: denyAdverbs: undeniably
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Extra Examples:» She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny that there was an attraction between them.» She denied any personal enmity towards him.» The company consistently denied responsibility, but it agreed to the settlement to avoid a long and expensive legal case.» Alois denied any knowledge of the matter.» She has strenuously denied any criminal wrongdoing.
verb [T] (NOT TRUE) ↑Verb Endings for deny
1
B2 to say that something is not true:
» He will not confirm or deny the allegations.» [+ that] Neil denies that he broke the window, but I'm sure he did.» [+ -ing verb] Neil denies breaking the window.Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradicting
there's no denying
2
F0 it is true:
» There's no denying that this has been a difficult year for the company.Thesaurus+: ↑Admitting and confessingWord Builder:Nouns: denialAdjectives: undeniableVerbs: denyAdverbs: undeniably
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Extra Examples:» He said the police assaulted him while he was in custody, a claim which the police deny.» The president has consistently denied the rumours.» A close associate of the author denied reports that she had cancer.» She has always stridently denied the accusations against her.» The ambassador denied that any missiles had been fired across the border.
verb [T] (REFUSE) ↑Verb Endings for deny
B2 to not allow someone to have or do something: » Her request for time off work was denied.» No one should be denied a good education./A good education should be denied to no one.» [+ two objects] The goalkeeper denied him his third goal.» I was denied the opportunity of learning French at school.Thesaurus+: ↑Forbidding and banning thingsWord Builder:Nouns: denialAdjectives: undeniableVerbs: denyAdverbs: undeniably
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Extra Examples:» While priests were denied the right to marry and procreate, he said, their situation would remain impossible.» Freedom of speech and freedom of thought were both denied under the dictatorship.» All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.» Can the right to live ever be denied to any human?» He complained that he had been denied his conjugal rights.
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