- 否认，否定，不承认：
to deny an accusation
否认指控，否认被指控的罪状
The senator denied ever making such a statement.
那位参议员否认曾发表过这样的谈话。
Can you deny the truth of her statement?
你能否认她的声明的真实性吗?
- 拒绝同意，拒绝答应；拒绝给予，不给予；拒绝(某人)要求：
to deny a petition
拒绝请愿
to deny a beggar
拒绝乞丐的乞讨
He denies nothing to his family.(or He denies his family nothing.)
他家里人要什么，他就给他们什么。(或：他对家人百依百顺。)
She denied the students a chance to speak.
她拒绝给予学生说话的机会。
- 拒绝相信；拒绝接受；抵制：
Atheists deny the existence of God.
无神论者不相信上帝的存在。
to deny one's gods
不信神
- 拒绝…占有、使用或享受：
to deny a man his rights
不让人享有他的权利
to deny access to secret information
拒绝享用秘密情报
- 拒绝承认，不承认，否认…是自己的；否认…与…有关；抛弃：
He denied knowing anything.
他不承认知道任何情况。
He denied his own child.
他不认自己的孩子。
- 不予接见，谢绝会客：
The private secretary denied the general manager to all those without appointments.
私人秘书拒绝那些未经预约的客人会见总经理。
- 拒绝接受：
The secretary denied his application.
书记拒绝接受他的申请(书)。
- 抛弃；背弃：
He has denied his party and his principles.
他背弃了他的党和他的原则。
- [古语][后接动词不定式]拒绝(做某事)
- [废语]不许；禁止