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Disavow Deny Meaning 英 ˌdɪsə'Vaʊ] 美 ˌdɪsə'Vaʊ V.否认;不赞成 I

英语单词 disavow
英美音标 英 [ˌdɪsə'vaʊ] 美 [ˌdɪsə'vaʊ]
中文释义 v.否认;不赞成
英语例句 (1) I disavow all responsibility for you.
(2) She disavows any part (ie says she was not involved) in the plot.
中文例句 (1) 我不承认对你有任何责任。
(2) 她否认参与了这一密谋。
vocabulary简明 To disavow is to deny support for someone or something. You might feel dissed if your biggest donor decides to suddenly disavow you in your run for president.
vocabulary扩展 Disavow comes from a combination of the Old French prefix des- meaning "opposite of" and the word avoer meaning to "acknowledge, accept, recognize." When you disavow, you are doing the opposite of acknowledging or accepting. You're rejecting or denying. When you disavow something you've done in the past, you reject or deny what you've done.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]否认;不承认;拒绝对…承担责任 If you disavow something, you say that you are not connected with it or responsible for it.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Dr. Samuels immediately disavowed the newspaper story.

    赛缪尔斯博士当即对新闻报道予以了否认。

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