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。
Examples from the Corpus
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.