及物动词

1. 否认
When you deny something, you state that it is not true.

2. 否认与…有关系;否认…是自己的;不承认;抛弃
If you deny someone or something, you say that they have no connection with you or do not belong to you.

3. 拒绝给予;拒绝…的要求
If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it.

Do not confuse deny and refuse. If you deny something, you say that it is not true. The allegation was denied by government spokesmen. If someone denies you something, they do not allow you to have it. I never denied her anything. If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it. ...people who refuse to change their opinions... He refused to condemn them. You can refuse something that someone offers you. The patient has the right to refuse treatment. If someone does not allow you to have something you ask for, or to do something you have asked to do, you can say that they refuse you. He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him.
不要混淆 deny 和 refuse。deny 表示否认某事属实：The allegation was denied by government spokesmen (政府发言人否认了这一指控)。deny 亦表示拒绝给予某人某物：I never denied her anything (我对她百依百顺)。refuse 表示有意不做或坚决表示不做某事：people who refuse to change their opinions (拒绝改变看法的人)，He refused to condemn them (他拒绝谴责他们)。refuse 亦表示拒绝接受别人主动给予的东西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment (病人有权拒绝接受治疗)。refuse还可表示拒绝给予某人其所要之物或不允许某人做其想做之事：He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him (如果我不给他钱，他可以跑到爸爸那儿去要)。

1. declare untrue
contradict

e.g. He denied the allegations
She denied that she had taken money

2. refuse to accept or believe

e.g. He denied his fatal illness

3. refuse to recognize or acknowledge

e.g. Peter denied Jesus

4. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

Synonym: traverse

5. refuse to let have

e.g. She denies me every pleasure
he denies her her weekly allowance

Synonym: refuse

6. deny oneself (something)
restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

e.g. She denied herself wine and spirits

Synonym: abnegate

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

e.g. The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses
the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day