vt. 拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情
1. deny是及物动词，其现在分词/过去式/过去分词形式为：denying/denied/denied.
2. 中学阶段一般只要求掌握它三种用法：
1）vt.否定/否认，结构是：deny sth；deny doing sth = deny having done sth
如：He denied the signature.
他否认这是他的签名。
He denied knowing anything about their plans.
= He denied having known anything about their plans.
他否认知悉他们的计划。
2）拒绝给予 = refuse to give，结构是：deny sb sth = deny sth to sb
He denied the money to his son.
= He denied his sone the money.
他拒绝给儿子钱。
3）vt.抛弃/背弃
He has denied his party and his principles.
他背弃了他的党和他的原则。
1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
他们昨天出庭，否认谋杀的指控。
2. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。
3. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他还想抵赖，真不害臊！
5. They totally and categorically deny the charges.
他们彻底而又坚决地否认了那些指控。
6. Don't deny yourself pleasure.
不要有乐不享。