deny 的用法及固定搭配

deny

1.下面各句的意思相同而结构不同:

  • He denies her nothing.
  • She is denied nothing (by him).
  • Nothing is denied her (by him).
  • He denies nothing to her.
  • Nothing is denied to her (by him).

2.deny(否认)后面接动名词,不接不定式,如He denied having done so里的having不可改作to have。

3.He denied that she was to blame是“他否认她有过失”,就是“他说她没有过失”。He objected that she was to blame是“他因为她有过失而提出反对”,不可相混。