3there’s no denying (that/something)spokenCERTAINLY/DEFINITELY used to say that it is very clear that something is true 无可否认,不容否认
There’s no denying that this is an important event.
无可否认,这是个重要事件。
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there’s no denying (that/something)• There's no denying it, if you don't spend a lot of cash, you go down.• Anna looks better, there's no denying it.• But he's neat and tidythere's no denying it.• Now there's no denying that 1991 was not a good year for the advertisingindustry.• Even if you are sceptical about meridians, there's no denying that the roller gives an enjoyablemassage.• He denies it, but there's no denying the little girl does resemble Becker in a dress.
4feelings 情感ADMIT to refuse to admit that you are feeling something 拒绝承认
Emotions can become destructive if they are suppressed and denied.
情绪如受到压抑和否认,就可能变得有害。
5deny yourself (something)NOT HAVEto decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religiousreasons 〔尤指出于道德或宗教原因〕节制;戒绝,禁绝
He denied himself all pleasures and luxuries.
他摒弃一切享乐和奢华。
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deny yourself (something)• A psychoanalyst would perhaps say that we learn to deny ourselves this satisfaction in favour of more sublimatedpleasures.• To leave self behind does not just mean denying oneself.• The left-armer denied himself a sixth by wasting a cowardly bouncer on Malcolm.• He was the first to deny himselfcomfort and sleep.• Stop denying yourself food, stop eating carrots when what you really want is carrot cake.• They were not used to denying themselves much; they were not used to journeys on foot.• Isabel had told her, unable to deny herself the relief of letting the truth out at last.• Low-performing organizationsdeny themselves this counsel.
nCOLLOCATIONS
deny + NOUN
deny a charge/allegation
Officials denied allegations that torture was widespread.
deny any involvement in something
The chairman denied any involvement in the affair.
deny all knowledge of something
CIA officers denied all knowledge of the operation.
deny a fact
You can’t deny the fact that we made a mistake.
deny a rumour
Their chief executive denied rumours of the company’s decline.
deny a claim
Claims that money had been wasted were denied by the chairman of the committee.
deny the existence of something
The government has denied the existence of any political prisoners in the country.
deny any wrongdoing formal (=illegal or immoral behaviour)
The White House denied any wrongdoing.
adverbs
strongly/firmly deny something
Reports of government corruption have been strongly denied.
1say sth is not true否認ADVERB | VERB + DENY | PHRASESADVERB➤adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly, strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously堅決否認;斷然否認;強烈否認;激動地否認◇Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.兩名女子都言辭激烈地否認了對她們的指控。➤angrily, indignantly氣憤地/憤怒地否認▸➤categorically, flatly斷然否認◇He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.他斷然否認自己與詐騙有關。➤explicitly, expressly明確/清楚地否認▸➤completely, totally完全/徹底否認▸➤implicitly含蓄地否認▸➤formally, officially正式否認▸➤publicly公開否認▸➤immediately, promptly, quickly立即/迅速/快速否認▸➤initially最初否認▸➤simply堅決否認◇If anyone accuses me I'll simply deny it.如果有人指控我,我會一口否認。➤consistently, repeatedly一直/再三否認◇He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.他自始至終否認謀殺了分居的妻子。VERB + DENY➤cannot無可否認◇You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.無可否認,那個想法看來很有吸引力。➤try to試圖否認◇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,你別再試圖否認了。PHRASES➤no one could deny (that)..., no one would deny (that)...沒有人能/會否認⋯◇No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.沒有人會否認亟須變革。➤there is no denying sth⋯無可否認◇There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.她是一名優秀的學者,這一點無可否認。deny
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2refuse sb sth拒絕ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤cruelly (especially BrE) 殘酷地拒絕◇They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.里斯的頭球殘酷地葬送了他們的勝利。➤effectively事實上拒絕◇Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.孩子們可能被迫在農場勞作,這事實上剝奪了他們受教育的權利。➤routinely, systematically按慣例/有計劃地拒絕◇The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.這個國家的政府完全剝奪了其公民言論自由的基本權利。PREPOSITION➤to拒絕向⋯給予◇You cannot deny this opportunity to me.你不能拒絕給我這個機會。
deny verb ⇨deny (deny an accusation)⇨refuse (deny sb access to sth)deny
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deny ♦︎ contradict ♦︎ repudiate ♦︎ refute ♦︎ disclaimThese words all mean to say that a report or claim is not true.这些词均表示否认报告或声明的真实性。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to deny / contradict / repudiate / refute a report / suggestion◆to deny / repudiate / refute a claim◆to deny / repudiate an accusation / allegation◆to deny / disclaim knowledge / responsibility◆to flatly deny / contradict sth◆to strongly / publicly deny / repudiate / refute sth■deny dɪˈnaɪ [transitive] to say that a report or claim is not true; to refuse to admit or accept knowledge of or responsibility for sth否认;否定;拒绝承认(或接受)◆He denied accusations of corruption and mismanagement.他否认了贪污和失职的指控。◆There's no denying the fact that quicker action could have saved them.无可否认,如果行动再快一点,本来是救得了他们的。◆He denies attempting to murder his wife.他否认企图谋杀妻子。◆She denied that there had been any cover-up.她否认有任何隐瞒。◆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。◆She denied all knowledge of the incident.她否认知晓此事的任何情况。OPPadmit ⇨ admit2, confirm ⇨ confirm2■contradict ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt; NAmEˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt [transitive] to say that what sb has said is not true, and that the opposite is true反驳;批驳;驳斥◆All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.整个晚上她说的每件事都遭丈夫反驳。◆You've just contradicted yourself(= said the opposite of what you said before).你说的话跟以前说的根本自相矛盾。■repudiaterɪˈpjuːdieɪt [transitive] (formal) to say officially and/or publicly that a report or claim is not true(正式或公开地)否认,驳斥◆A spokeswoman repudiated the article, calling it unbalanced and inaccurate.一名女发言人对这篇文章进行了驳斥,说它偏颇失实。■refute rɪˈfjuːt [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to say that a report or claim is not true or fair反驳;否认◆She strongly refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.谁若暗示她不在行,她都会强烈反驳。ⓘ The original meaning of refute is 'to prove a statement or theory to be wrong'; however, in modern usage refute is often used as a synonym of deny, when no evidence or argument is given to prove that sth is untrue. Some people object to this usage but it is now widely accepted in standard English, and used especially in journalism. * refute本义为“证明某种说法或理论错误”,但在现代用法中常作deny的同义词,表示否认而不是反证。有人反对这种用法,但它在标准英语中已得到广泛接受,尤用于新闻报道。 see also refute ⇨ disprove■disclaim [transitive] (formal) to state publicly that you have no knowledge of sth, or that you are not responsible for sth公开否认(知情);拒绝承认(负有责任)◆The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.叛乱分子否认对这次爆炸事件负有任何责任。