deny
【拒绝承认、否认、拒绝给予】
deny 是一个动词,意思是 拒绝承认、否认、拒绝给予,通常表示某人拒绝接受某个事实、请求或陈述。
1. 含义
(1) 否认(reject, refuse to admit)
指拒绝承认某件事是真实的,或者拒绝承认某个观点、事实。
- He denied the allegations against him.
(他否认了对他的指控。) - She denied cheating on the test.
(她否认在考试中作弊。) - The company denies any wrongdoing.
(公司否认任何不当行为。)
(2) 拒绝给予(refuse to give, provide, or grant)
指拒绝提供某种东西,通常指某人请求的东西。
- They denied him access to the building.
(他们拒绝让他进入大楼。) - The government denied the refugees permission to stay.
(政府拒绝了难民留在该国的请求。)
(3) 否定某种可能性(refuse to acknowledge or accept the possibility of)
指拒绝接受某个假设或情况作为可能。
- She denied the possibility of a future relationship.
(她否认了未来可能有关系的情况。)
2. 常见短语
- deny responsibility —— 否认责任
- The company denied responsibility for the environmental damage.
(公司否认对环境破坏的责任。)
- The company denied responsibility for the environmental damage.
- deny the truth —— 否认真相
- He continues to deny the truth about the incident.
(他继续否认关于事件的真相。)
- He continues to deny the truth about the incident.
- deny access —— 拒绝访问
- They denied access to the restricted area.
(他们拒绝了对限制区域的访问。)
- They denied access to the restricted area.
3. 相关词汇对比
词汇 | 词性 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|---|
deny | 动词 | 否认、拒绝承认 | He denied stealing the money.(他否认偷了钱。) |
refuse | 动词 | 拒绝、不接受(比 deny 更强调主动拒绝) | She refused to answer the phone.(她拒绝接电话。) |
reject | 动词 | 拒绝、驳回(强调排斥或不接受某个提议或申请) | The committee rejected the proposal.(委员会拒绝了提案。) |
admit | 动词 | 承认(与 deny 相对) | She admitted making a mistake.(她承认犯了个错误。) |
4. 总结
- deny 强调 否认某事的真实性,或者拒绝承认某种责任、请求等。
- 它的含义更侧重于拒绝接受某个事实或否定某种观点,通常是在某种指控、声明或请求的背景下。
- 与 refuse 的区别:refuse 强调 主动拒绝某个请求,而 deny 强调 否定事实。