英语单词 | denial |
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英美音标 | 英 [dɪ'naɪəl] 美 [dɪ'naɪəl] |
中文释义 | n.否认;拒绝 |
英语例句 | (1) The accusation brought a speedy denial. (2) The prisoner repeated denials of the charges against him. (3) He met the charge with a plump denial. (4) The government has issued a denial of an election in May. (5) His reply approaches to a denial. (6) Her denial of my advice hurts me. (7) Delay is the deadliest form of denial. |
中文例句 | (1) 指责马上遭到否认。 (2) 囚犯对被控罪名再三否认。 (3) 他断然否认对他的指控。 (4) 政府发表声明否认五月份要进行选举。 (5) 他的回答几乎等于拒绝。 (6) 她拒绝我的忠告伤害了我。 (7) 拖延是最厉害的拒绝形式。 |
vocabulary简明 | A denial is a refusal, and often means a refusal to believe or accept something as the truth. "When asked if he ate the powdered doughnut, he gave a flat denial. Since his face was covered with powdered sugar, the denial was ludicrous." |
vocabulary扩展 | To be "in denial" is to be fooling yourself about the reality of your situation. If you stay up late watching TV on the eve of your AP Biology final, you are probably in denial about your lack of preparation for the test. Now, "self-denial is a whole other thing; that is when someone puts others first: "During the drought, Mary made sure all her neighbors had enough water and she lived in a state of self-denial — relying on Mountain Dew as her only source of hydration." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]否认 A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen. [oft N
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]拒绝;拒绝给予 The denial of something to someone is the act of refusing to let them have it. [usu N [FORMAL 正式]
3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](心理学上的)否认,拒绝接受,拒不承认 In psychology, denial is when a person cannot or will not accept an unpleasant truth.
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