deny

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2. NOT ALLOW   to refuse to allow someone to have or do something:
  [deny sb sth]
    She could deny her son nothing.

    I was denied the chance of going to university.     我得不到上大学的机会。
    She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me. 因不准她见我, 她非常生气.

  [deny sth to sb]
    This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens.

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deny
v.denied, denying,denies [T]
1.SAY STH IS NOT TRUE to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something;->denial:
  [deny(that)]
    I've never denied that there is a housing problem.
    I can't deny that her remarks hurt me.
  [deny doing something]
  [strongly/vehemently/strenuous etc deny sth]
  [deny the existence of]
  [deny a charge/allegation/chain]

2. NOT ALLOW   to refuse to allow someone to have or do something:
  [deny sb sth]
    She could deny her son nothing.

    I was denied the chance of going to university.     我得不到上大学的机会。
    She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me. 因不准她见我, 她非常生气.

  [deny sth to sb]
    This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens.

3.[there's no denying (that/sth)]  spoken
  used to say that it is very clear that something is true.

   There is no denying that this is an important event.
   
4.FEELINGS to refuse to admit that you are feeling something:
   Emotions can become destructive if they are suppressed and denied.

5.[deny yourself (sth)] to study not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or
   religious reasons:

   He denied himself all pleasures and luxuries.
   
   He denies himself nothing. 他对自己极为放纵.

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1.    The accused man denies that he has ever met her.
    被告否认他曾经遇到过她。


2.    He has denied his country and his principles!
    他已经背弃了自己的国家和原则！


3.    I was denied the chance of going to university.
    我得不到上大学的机会。
4.    She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me.
    因不准她见我, 她非常生气.


5.    He gave to his friends what he denied to his family.
    他宁可赠予朋友也不给家里人.


6.    He denies himself nothing.
    他对自己极为放纵.

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动词deny:

1. declare untrue; contradict

2. refuse to accept or believe

3. refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

4. refuse to let have
同义词：refuse

5. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
同义词：abnegate

6. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
同义词：traverse

7. refuse to recognize or acknowledge
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