deny

• vt. 否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求
• vi. 否认；拒绝

de-, 向下，离开。-ny, 同-neg, 否认，词源同no, negate. 即否认。拼写比较defy.

1. declare untrue; contradict;

"He denied the allegations"

"She denied that she had taken money"

2. refuse to accept or believe;

"He denied his fatal illness"

3. refuse to grant, as of a petition or request;

"The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"

"the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"

4. refuse to let have;

"She denies me every pleasure"

"he denies her her weekly allowance"

5. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure;

"She denied herself wine and spirits"

6. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

7. refuse to recognize or acknowledge;

"Peter denied Jesus"

deny

deny: see renegade

deny (v.)

early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.

contradict, deny, oppose, refute

这些动词都含"否定，否认，反驳，反对"之意。

contradict： 指肯定地否认、反对或反驳某事，坚持相反的意见。

deny： 普通用词，侧重否认意见或言论的真实性，尤指否定他人的指控或责难。

oppose： 普通的广泛用词。指不作争论或不提出论据而无理由地反对；也指任何温和、有理由的反对或否定。

refute： 语气较强，强调凭推理或证据驳斥一项主张或言论。

refuse, decline, reject, repel, deny

这些动词均含"拒绝"之意。

refuse： 语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。

decline： 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。

reject： 多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝。

repel： 作"拒绝"解时，语气比reject强。

deny： 指坚决地拒绝接受、给予或承认。

Verifone, the company that makes the store’s card reader would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick worked.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was paying her dues, and that there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was "paying her dues," and that " there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew."

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

The prime minister denied there was a connection between his news adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

People who do not have access to a good listener may not only be denied the opportunity to heighten their self-awareness, but they are also denied valuable feedback as to the validity and acceptability of their inner thoughts and feelings.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

More poor and non-white students will be denied access to college.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Early slaves were generally denied education, but Wheatley was allowed by her owner to study poetry, Latin and the Bible.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won't get help.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny papa a request.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week ( ' , CFW), which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

The charter's main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation

否认某种说法 / 指控 / 指责

牛津词典

The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports.

发言人对那些报道不置可否。

牛津词典

There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.

无可否认，如果行动快一点，本来是救得了他们的。

牛津词典

He denies attempting to murder his wife.

他否认企图谋杀妻子。

牛津词典

She denied (that) there had been any cover-up.

她否认有任何隐瞒。

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It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.

无可否认，我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。

牛津词典

She denied all knowledge of the incident.

她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。

牛津词典

The department denies responsibility for what occurred.

这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。

牛津词典

They were denied access to the information.

他们试图取得这个情报被拒。

牛津词典

Access to the information was denied to them.

他们无法得到这个情报。

牛津词典

The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president...

政府否认曾有人密谋暗杀总统。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.

我和父亲断绝了关系，因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children...

如果不走运的话，他可能会发现前妻拒绝让他接近自己的孩子。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Don't deny yourself pleasure...

不要有乐不享。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She denied both accusations...

她对两项指控均予以否认。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I loved my sister; I had not the heart to deny her anything.

我爱我的妹妹, 所以不忍心拒绝她的任何要求.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He had the hardihood to deny the fact.

他胆敢否认事实.

《简明英汉词典》

It is absurd that they ( should ) deny my request.

他们拒绝我的要求是荒唐的.

《简明英汉词典》

Whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

凡在人面前不认我的, 我在我天上的父面前也必不认他.

期刊摘选

You cannot deny the truth of his statement.

你不能否认他的话是合乎事实的.

期刊摘选

Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

不可在穷人争讼的事上屈枉正直.

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I can not deny my enthusiasm for the project.

我不能否认我能该工程抱有巨大热情.

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Jack had the hardihood to deny what he has done.

杰克厚颜地否认了自己所干的事.

《简明英汉词典》

But to this view, card inspect meets a personage give deny.

但对此说法, 证监会人士予以否认.

期刊摘选

Do not deny to him that you love me.

不要在他的面前否认您爱我.

期刊摘选

No one can deny the fact that fire burns.

无人能否认火能燃烧的事实.

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