/dɪˈnaɪ ||; dɪˈnaɪ/verb [T] (
present participle denying third person singular present denies;past tense past participle denied)
1 deny sth/doing sth;deny that... to state that sth is not true; to refuse to admit or accept sth 否认；不承认: In court he denied all the charges. 他在法庭上否认所有控罪。She denied telling lies/that she had told lies. 她否认说了谎。 [OPP] admit 反义词为admit
2 (formal 正式)deny sb sth;deny sth (to sb) to refuse to allow sb to have sth 拒绝给予；不准: She was denied permission to remain in the country. 她申请留在该国，但不获批准。 ☞noun denial 名词为denial