denial
noun
dɪˈnaɪəl
noun
1
a
statement
saying
that
something
is
not
true
否认，否定;
C,U
[+
of
]
The
government
issued
an
official
denial
of
the
rumour.
政府对此谣言予以正式否认。
denial
that
denials
that
border
security
had
not
been
strict
enough
对边境安全不够严格之说法的否定
2
when
someone
refuses
to
allow
someone
else
to
have
or
to
do
something
剥夺，拒绝给予
U
[+
of
]
protests
against
the
denial
of
human
rights
对剥夺人权的抗议
3
a
condition
in
which
you
refuse
to
admit
or
believe
that
something
bad
exists
or
has
happened
〔对存在的或已发生的坏事的〕拒绝承认，不肯相信
U
in
denial
His
girlfriend
is
in
denial,
and
refuses
to
admit
that
he
will
soon
die.
他的女友拒不接受事实，不肯相信他很快就要死了。