de·clare
verb/dɪˈkleə(r)/
/dɪˈkler/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they declare | /dɪˈkleə(r)/ /dɪˈkler/ |
| he / she / it declares | /dɪˈkleəz/ /dɪˈklerz/ |
| past simple declared | /dɪˈkleəd/ /dɪˈklerd/ |
| past participle declared | /dɪˈkleəd/ /dɪˈklerd/ |
| -ing form declaring | /dɪˈkleərɪŋ/ /dɪˈklerɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to say something officially or publicly
公布；宣布；宣告 - declare something The government has declared a state of emergency.
政府已宣布进入紧急状态。 - Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914.
德国在 1914 年 8 月 1 日向法国宣战。 - The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy.
政府已宣布要扫除文盲。 - He will probably have to declare bankruptcy.
他可能不得不宣布破产。 - Neither side was able to declare victory.
双方都未能宣布胜利。 - She declared her intention of running for the presidency.
她宣布了竞选总统的意图。 - to declare your interest/candidacy
声明您的兴趣/候选资格 - declare that… The court declared that strike action was illegal.
法庭宣判罢工为非法。 - declare something/somebody + noun In the end, they were both declared winners of the tournament.
最终，二者都被宣布为本届锦标赛的获胜者。 - The area has been declared a national park.
这地区已宣布为国家公园。 - declare something to be something The painting was declared to be a forgery.
这幅画被判定为赝品。 - declare something as something Excess weight has been declared as one of the top ten health risks in the world.
超重已被宣布为世界十大健康风险之一。 - declare something/somebody + adj. I declare this bridge open.
我宣布这座大桥正式启用。 - A doctor had declared him unfit to travel.
医生宣布他不适合旅行。 - Kenya was officially declared independent on December 12, 1963.
肯尼亚于 1963 年 12 月 12 日正式宣布独立。 - The contract was declared void.
这份合同被宣布无效。
Extra Examples- Martial law was immediately declared.
戒严令迅速公布。 - The communists had unilaterally declared a ceasefire.
共产党单方面宣布停火。 - We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare Indonesia's independence.
吾印度尼西亚公民特此宣布印度尼西亚独立。 - The day was declared a public holiday.
这一天被宣布为公共假期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- virtually
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- to
- declare something The government has declared a state of emergency.
- [transitive] to state something clearly and definitely
表明；宣称；断言 - + speech ‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.
“让我来！”汤姆果断地说。 - declare that… He declared that he was in love with her.
他声称他已爱上她。 - declare something Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime.
很少有人敢宣称他们反对这个政权。 - declare yourself + adj./noun She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
她说自己非常伤心，因为没有得到他的支持。
Synonyms declaredeclarestate ▪ indicate ▪ announceThese words all mean to say something, usually clearly and definitely and often in public.declare (rather formal) to say something officially or publicly; to state something clearly and definitely:- to declare war
宣战 - The painting was declared to be a forgery.
这幅画被判定为赝品。
- He has already stated his intention to run for election.
他已声明打算参加竞选。
- During our meeting, he indicated his willingness to cooperate.
在我们会晤期间，他提及了合作的意愿。
- They haven’t formally announced their engagement yet.
他们还没有正式宣布订婚。 - Has our flight been announced yet?
广播通知了我们的航班没有？
- to declare/state/indicate/announce that…
- to declare/state somebody/something to be something
- to declare/state/indicate/announce your intention to do something
- to declare/state/announce something formally/publicly/officially
- to declare/state/announce something firmly/confidently
Extra Examples- ‘I'm going to win!’ he declared confidently.
“我会赢！”他自信地宣称。 - ‘You're here,’ she declared simply.
“你来了。”她直截了当地说。 - Stravinsky famously declared that music expressed nothing.
斯特拉文斯基有一句名言，说音乐什么也不表达。 - She proudly declared that she had once been introduced to the Queen.
她骄傲地宣称她曾获引见女王。 - He declared his true feelings to her.
他向她表白了自己的真实感情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- virtually
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- to
- + speech ‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.
- [transitive] declare yourself to say clearly and openly who you are or what you intend to do
亮明身份；表明意愿 - He was the first gay player in a professional sports team to declare himself openly.
他是职业运动队中第一位公开宣布自己身份的同性恋球员。 - Only two candidates have declared themselves so far.
到目前为止，只有两位候选人做了竞选宣言。 - declare yourself to somebody Freemasons were required by law to declare themselves to the authorities.
法律要求共济会会员必须向当局申报自己的身份。
- He was the first gay player in a professional sports team to declare himself openly.
- [transitive] declare something to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned
申报（收益） - All income must be declared.
所有收益必须申报。
- All income must be declared.
- [transitive] declare something to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax
申报（应纳税物品） - Do you have anything to declare?
你有什么要申报的吗？
- Do you have anything to declare?
- [intransitive] (in cricket) to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting) before all your players have batted
（在击球员还未全部出局时）宣布结束赛局，宣布停止击球 - England declared at 224 for 4 (= 4 batsmen had scored 224 runs).
英格兰队在 4 名击球手得 224 分后宣布结束赛局。
- England declared at 224 for 4 (= 4 batsmen had scored 224 runs).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’).