disavow

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·a·vow /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ verb [transitive] formal  NOT KNOWFAULT/BE somebody'S FAULTto say that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it 否认，拒绝对…承担责任 —disavowal noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

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disavow• But the government is unlikely to press ahead with what the Academy has disavowed.• Ten federal researchers were listed as contributors, but seven of them quickly disavowed any connection with it.• The bus drivers' union has disavowed any involvement in the violence.• We saw too the marked trend to disavow deviance amongst the women whose personal histories are discussed in Chapter 2.• Barbara was subjected to heinous torture, yet refused to disavow her faith.• Could he disavow his father and live?• Acknowledging the confusion, the Supreme Court in 1990 disavowed its earlier opinions and announced a new approach.

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disavow
dis‧a‧vow /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ verb [transitive] formal
to say that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it
—disavowal noun [uncountable and countable]

dis·avowBrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they disavow BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it disavows BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊz/ 🔊past simple disavowed BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ 🔊past participle disavowed BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd/ 🔊 -ing form disavowing BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to state publicly that you have no knowledge of sth or that you are not responsible for sth/sb 不承认；否认；拒绝对…承担责任◆They disavowed claims of a split in the party. 他们否认了党内出现分裂的说法。🔊🔊▸ dis·avowal BrE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable]