deny

verb

/dɪˈnaɪ/

Word Family

deny verb
denial noun
undeniable adjective
undeniably adverb

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they deny	/dɪˈnaɪ/ /dɪˈnaɪ/
he / she / it denies	/dɪˈnaɪz/ /dɪˈnaɪz/
past simple denied	/dɪˈnaɪd/ /dɪˈnaɪd/
past participle denied	/dɪˈnaɪd/ /dɪˈnaɪd/
-ing form denying	/dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/ /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/

to say that something is not true否认；否定
- deny something to deny an allegation/a charge/an accusation否认指控/控告/指控
- He has denied any involvement in the incident.他否认与该事件有任何牵连。
- The company strongly denies wrongdoing.该公司强烈否认有不当行为。
- to vehemently/strenuously/categorically deny something强烈/强烈/断然否认某事
- A spokesperson refused to either confirm or deny the reports.一位发言人拒绝证实或否认这些报道。
- deny (that)… She denied that there had been a cover-up.她否认有隐瞒。
- It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.无可否认，我们需要投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
- 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。
- deny doing something He denies attempting to murder his wife.他否认企图谋杀妻子。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing forms
Verbs usually followed by -ing forms
- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
- He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.他断然否认自己与诈骗有关。
- He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.他自始至终否认谋杀了分居的妻子。
- There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.她是一名优秀的学者，这一点无可否认。
- I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.我知道我看到的人就是你，你别再试图否认了。
- If anyone accuses me I shall simply deny it.如果有人指控我，我就会直言否认。
- No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.没有人会否认亟须变革。
- You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.无可否认，那个想法看来很有吸引力。
- He denied accusations of corruption and mismanagement.他否认了贪污和失职的指控。
- The company in March denied claims made in the lawsuit.该公司在3月份否认了诉讼中提出的索赔。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
verb + deny
- cannot
- try to
phrases
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
deny something to refuse to admit or accept something拒绝承认；拒绝接受
- She denied all knowledge of the incident.她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。
- The department denies responsibility for what occurred.这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。
- an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change否认气候变化的反环保运动组织
- No physicist would deny the existence of gravity.没有物理学家会否认重力的存在。
- Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany. 否认大屠杀在德国是犯罪。
- Reality cannot be denied.现实不容否认。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
verb + deny
- cannot
- try to
phrases
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
(formal) to refuse to allow somebody to have something that they want or ask for拒绝；拒绝给予
- deny somebody something They were denied access to the information.他们试图取得这个情报被拒。
- deny something to somebody Access to the information was denied to them.他们无法得到这个情报。
- You cannot deny this opportunity to me.你不能拒绝给我这个机会。
- They were cruelly denied victory by an injury-time strike from Hegerberg.他们在伤停补时阶段被黑格尔贝格队残酷地剥夺了胜利。
- Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.孩子们可能被迫在农场劳作，这事实上剥夺了他们受教育的权利。
- The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.这个国家的政府完全剥夺了其公民言论自由的基本权利。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- cruelly
- effectively
- routinely
- …
preposition
- to
deny yourself (something) (formal) to refuse to let yourself have something that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons（尤因道德或宗教原因）节制，克制，戒绝

词源Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.