1. vt.否认知情　 say that one knows nothing about
2. vt.拒绝　 refuse; disown

　～ fact〔the truth〕 　否认事实
　～ one's faith　否认自己有信心
　～ having done so　否定已经那样做了
　～ oneself　自制，放弃
　～ a possibility　否定可能性
　～ report　否认报告
　～ a statement　否认所说的
　～ categorically　直截了当地否认
　～ completely　全部否认
　～ curtly　唐突地否认
　～ emphatically　坚决地拒绝
　～ flatly　断然否认
　～ hotly　强烈地否认
　～ indignantly　愤慨地否认
　～ obstinately　顽固地拒绝
　～ stoutly　坚决否认
　～ strongly　矢口否认
　～ vehemently　激烈地否认
　～ vigorously　有魄力地否定
　～ wholly　完全否定
　～ oneself to sb　拒绝见某人
　～ oneself to all visitors　谢绝一切来客

　Peter denied Christ.　彼得不认基督。
　Atheists deny the existence of God.　无神论者否认上帝的存在。
　He denied the signature.　他否认这是他的签名。
　The officer denied any knowledge of their plans.　那个官员否认了解他们的计划。
　The court denied his request for a new trial.　法院拒绝了他的复审要求。
　That could not be denied.　那不能被否认。
　Our request was denied.　我们的要求被谢绝了。
　She denied having written to him.　她否认给他写过信。
　He denied knowing anything about their plans.　他否认知悉他们的计划。
　Green denied doing anything illegal.　格林否认干过任何非法的事。
　She denied that she had been there.　她否认她以前去过那里。
　He denied that he had told me.　他否认他曾告诉过我。
　He denied that the statement was true.　他不承认这话是真的。
　I do not deny that is a serious blow.　我不否认那是个严重的打击。
　He denied me any help while I was doing the work.　当我正在工作的时候，他拒绝给予我任何帮助。
　He denied his wife nothing.　他对妻子有求必应。
　He denied the students a chance to speak.　他不给学生们讲话的机会。
　Wanda's defence denied Taishan the winning goal.　万达队的防守使泰山队无法赢球。
　He had to deny himself many of the comforts of life.　他必须放弃自己生活上的许多享受。
　He denied the money to his son.　他拒绝给儿子钱。
　She denies him to be her husband.　她否认他是她的丈夫。
　He denied it to be the case.　他否认这是事实。
　Do you deny this to be your writing?　你否认这是你的笔迹吗?
　She denied the matter to be true.　她否认那件事是真的。

 ♣ deny oneself　(v.+pron.)
　节俭自己的（开销等）　be unselfish, especially in not having sth
　By denying herself, Mother gave the children a good education.　母亲省吃俭用，才使孩子们受到了良好的教育。
 ♣ deny to　(v.+prep.)
1. 对（某人）否认（某事） state that (sth) is not true to (sb)
　The prisoner denied to the police that he had taken part in the robbery.　该犯向警方否认他参与了这起抢劫案。
2. 拒绝让（某人）得到 refuse to allow (sth) to given to (sb)
　〔说明〕 deny to常不用于进行体。
　The university rules deny entry to large numbers of clever students.　大学的种种规定把很多聪明的学生拒于校门之外。
　A fair chance in life is denied to many children.　许多孩子得不到平等机会。

 ♣ deny, disavow, disclaim
　这组词都含有“否认”的意思。其区别是：deny着重陈述某事是不真实的或不准确的；disclaim着重否认和所述的事有牵连；disavow着重否认曾经参与或知道所述的事情或拒绝对某事承担责任。
 ♣ deny, contravene, gainsay, impugn, negative, traverse
　这组词都表示“否认”“否定”。其区别是：deny指坚决地、直率地拒绝接受、给予或承认；gainsay强调“反对”，多指与对方就对方的话的真实性进行辩论，为正式或文学用语；negative指拒绝同意某事，语气比较温和。traverse主要指法律上的正式的否定。impugn侧重辩论、反问、诘难，这种辩论的时间往往持续很长，多用于陈述、建议等，少用于人。contravene强调彼此的冲突，但不侧重有意地反对。

1. 当deny的宾语是完成体的动名词短语时，它所表达的动作总是先于谓语动词的动作，即相当于一个完成体的that从句。例如：
　James denied having broken the window.＝ James denied that he had broke the window. 詹姆斯不承认打碎过窗户。
　类似的动词还有：forget, recall, regret, remember等。
2. deny是及物动词，其后必须跟宾语。

3. 表示“某人拒绝做某事”，不用deny，而要用refuse to do sth；当否定回答不属指控性质的普通问句时，也不用deny，而用say no来表示。