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| /prəˈnaʊns/ |
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| 1 | to say the sounds of letters or words 发…的音 |
| I find some Japanese words very difficult to pronounce. 我发现有些日语单词很难发音。 |
| ‘Busy’ is pronounced to rhyme with ‘dizzy’ . busy 的发音和dizzy 押韵。 |
| Did I pronounce your name correctly? 我有没有把你的名字念对？ |
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| 2 | formal to formally state an official opinion or decision （正式）宣布（官方的意见或决定） |
| The court pronounced her innocent of all charges. 法庭宣布对她的所有指控均不成立。 |
| | 2a | to formally state that you are satisfied/not satisfied etc 宣称自己满意/不满意等 | | He pronounced himself delighted with the results. 他宣称自己对结果感到高兴。 | |
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| - | pronounce sb dead
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| to state as an official medical fact that someone is dead |
| 宣布某人死亡 |
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| - | pronounce sb man and wife
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| to state as an official legal fact that two people are married |
| 宣布某人和某人结为合法夫妻 |
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| - | pronounce sentence
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| to announce in a court of law what someone’ s punishment for a crime will be |
| 宣判 |
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| - | ˈpronounce ˌon or proˈnounce upon |
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| | pronounce on/upon sth: to give your opinion on something , especially in a formal way （尤指正式地）对…发表看法 | It is too early to pronounce on the success or failure of the reforestation project. 对重新造林项目的成败下定论还为时过早。 | |
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