/dɪ'naɪəl; dɪ`naɪəl/ n
1 [C] ~ (of sth/that...) statement that sth is not true 否认
*the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him 囚犯对被控罪名再三否认
* an official denial that there would be an election in May 官方对五月份要进行选举一事加以否认.
2 [C, U]
(a) ~ of sth refusal to grant (justice, rights, etc) （对公正处理、权利等的）拒绝, 拒不给予
*condemn the denial of basic human freedoms 谴责剥夺基本的自由权.
(b) ~ (of sth) refusal (of a request, etc) （对要求等的）拒绝
*the denial of his request for leave 对他请假予以拒绝.

n
[U and C]
a statement saying that something is not true
→denydenial of
　The government issued an official denial of the rumour.
denial that
　denials that border security had not been strict enough
[U]
when someone refuses to allow someone else to have or to do something
denial of
　protests against the denial of human rights
[U]
a condition in which you refuse to admit or believe that something bad exists or has happened
in denial
　His girlfriend is in denial, and refuses to admit that he will soon die.