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| /ˈsteɪtmənt/ |
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| 1 | C a written or spoken announcement on an important subject that someone makes in public 声明 |
| make/issue a statement He had been instructed not to make any statements to the press about the incident. 他接到指示说不要向媒体就该事件作任何声明。 |
| +on The minister was asked to make a statement on the progress of the talks. 部长被要求就会谈的进展发表声明。 |
| joint statement A joint statement was issued by both parties in the merger. 合并双方发表了联合声明。 |
| | 1a | something you say or write that states a fact or gives information in a formal way 说明；陈述 | | Add a simple statement about the company’ s environmental policy. 就公司环保政策加一段简短陈述。 | | +of A will is a statement of who gets what when you die. 遗嘱就是在你死后关于谁得到什么东西的陈述。 | |
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| 2 | C a formal written account of events that a person who has seen a crime or has been accused of a crime gives to the police 证词 |
| make a statement After several hours of questioning he agreed to make a statement. 经过几个小时的讯问，他同意提供证词。 |
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| 3 | C an official document that lists the amounts of money that have been put in or taken out of a bank account （银行账户的）清单，结算单 |
| I receive a bank statement every month. 每个月我都会收到银行结算单。 |
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| 4 | U formal the process of saying or explaining things in words 说明 |
| An opinion of that kind needs clear statement. 那样的观点需要明确的说明。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | make a statement
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| to show people what you think or believe by behaving in a particular way |
| 表明；表现 |
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| He’ s obviously trying to make some kind of statement by dressing like that. 很明显，他穿成那个样子是想表现些什么。 |
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| Words frequently used with statement | | statement 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | deliver, give, issue, make, prepare, release, | 1 | | | |
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