deny

英 [dɪ'naɪ] 美[dɪ'nai]
  • vt. 否定,否认;拒绝给予;拒绝…的要求
  • vi. 否认;拒绝

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词态变化


第三人称单数: denies;过去式: denied;过去分词: denied;现在分词: denying;

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记忆:谐音:抵赖。

中文词源


deny 否认

de-, 向下,离开。-ny, 同-neg, 否认,词源同no, negate. 即否认。拼写比较defy.

英文词源


deny
deny: see renegade
deny (v.)
early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.

双语例句


1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
他们昨天出庭,否认谋杀的指控。

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2. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。

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3. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢?

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4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他还想抵赖,真不害臊!

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5. They totally and categorically deny the charges.
他们彻底而又坚决地否认了那些指控。

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