deny

【发音】

美 /dɪ'nai/ 英 /dɪ'naɪ/

【翻译】

1. vt. 否定， 拒绝相信

   英释:to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something

【记忆】

“抵赖” → 拒绝相信

【短语】

1. deny oneself : 节制；戒除

2. deny something to someone : deny someone something 拒绝给予

3. deny access : 拒绝访问；不让进入

【例句】

1. The government denied the existence of poverty among 16- and 17-year-olds.

   政府否认十六七岁的青少年当中存在贫困问题。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 写作题)...Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover!No one can deny the fact that people have always tended to be misguided by the pretty images...

2. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 写作题)...no one can deny the fact that the new information age has brought us so much convenience that we are allowed to get plenty of information just with a simple click sitting in front of the computers...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求

   negative/disavow/

2. vi.否认；拒绝

   object/refuse/

【同根词】

1. adj

   deniable : 可否认的；可拒绝的；可否定的

2. n

   denial : 否认；拒绝；节制；背弃