allege
US
UK allege [sth] vtr: (assert as true)
SC 宣称 xuān chēng
TC 宣稱
TC 宣稱
SC 据称 xuān chēng ，jù chēng
The newspaper alleged that the couple were living apart.
It has been alleged that the attackers were part of a terrorist network.
报纸宣称，那对夫妻现在分居中。// 据称，袭击者属于一个恐怖分子网络。