英语词汇“deny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

denydeny /dɪˈnaɪ/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb (denies, denied, denying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdeny

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French denier, from Latin negare to deny

VERB TABLE

deny

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	deny
	he, she, it	denies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	denied
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have denied
	he, she, it	has denied
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had denied
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will deny
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have denied

Continuous Form
Present	I	am denying
	he, she, it	is denying
	you, we, they	are denying
Past	I, he, she, it	was denying
	you, we, they	were denying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been denying
	he, she, it	has been denying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been denying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be denying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been denying

COLLOCATIONS► deny the rumors

She continues to deny the rumors.

► flatly/categorically deny something

(=deny very strongly)

► deny a charge/allegation/claim

He has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.

► deny the existence of

The spokeswoman did not deny the existence of the report.

1SAY something IS NOT TRUE to say that something someone says is not true, especially something bad that you are accused of: I saw you do it, so don’t try to deny it! She continues to deny the rumors.deny (that) She denied that she had ever been to Denver.deny doing something Benson denied trying to steal the jewelry.flatly/categorically deny something (=deny very strongly)deny a charge/allegation/claim He has repeatedly denied the allegations against him. The spokeswoman did not deny the existence of the report.2NOT ALLOW [often passive] to refuse to allow someone to have or do something: Parry’s appeal to the courts was denied.deny somebody something Seven of the actors were denied visas.deny something to somebody Women are still denied access to the club.3there’s no denying (that) (also somebody can’t deny (that)) spoken used to say that it is very clear that something is true: There’s no denying that some U.S. workers suffer because of free trade. I can’t deny that what she said hurt me.4FEELINGS to refuse to admit to yourself or other people that you are feeling something: I realized I’d been denying a lot of angry feelings toward my mother.5deny yourself something to decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religious reasons or because you think it will be good for you in some way: Jen saved money by denying herself any luxuries.6SAY YOU DO NOT KNOW somebody literary to say that you do not know someone, when in fact you do, so that he or she gets into trouble[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French denier, from Latin negare to deny]