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an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization; the act of making such a statement 公告；宣告；宣言 to issue/sign a declaration 发布／签署公告 the declaration of war 宣战 the Declaration of Independence (= of the United States) （美国）独立宣言 The declaration asked governments to consider introducing new environmental taxes. 宣言要求各国政府考虑引入新的环境税。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1All four countries have adopted the declaration against hunting these rare animals. 四国都通过了反对捕猎这些珍稀动物的宣言。 The government will issue a formal declaration tomorrow. 政府将于明天发布正式声明。 the UN declaration on Human Rights 《联合国人权宣言》
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- solemn
- ringing
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- issue
- make
- adopt
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- declaration about
- declaration on
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a written or spoken statement, especially about what people feel or believe 声明（书）；宣布；表白；宣称 a declaration of love/faith/guilt 表白爱情；表达信念；宣判有罪 She had been waiting for him to make a declaration of love. 她一直在等他宣布爱情。 The Russian leader received a ringing declaration of support yesterday. 俄罗斯领导人昨天收到了给予强有力支持的声明。
Synonyms statementstatement- comment
- announcement
- remark
- declaration
- observation
- statement something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion, often in a formal way:
A government spokesperson made a statement to the press. 政府发言人向新闻界发表了一份声明。
- comment something that you say or write that gives an opinion on something or is a response to a question about a particular situation:
She made helpful comments on my work. 她对我的工作提出了有益的意见。
- announcement a spoken or written statement that informs people about something:
the announcement of a peace agreement 和平协议公告
- remark something that you say or write that gives an opinion or thought about somebody/something:
He made a number of rude remarks about the food. 他对这食物作了许多无礼的评论。
- declaration (rather formal) an official or formal statement, especially one that states an intention, belief or feeling, or that gives information:
the declaration of war 宣战
- observation (rather formal
) a comment, especially one based on something you have seen, heard or read: 尤指根据所见、所闻、所读而作的评论： He began by making a few general observations about the report. 开头他先对这个报告作了几点概括性的评论。
comment, remark or observation? 用 comment、remark 还是 observation？ - a(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation about something
- a(n) statement/comment/observation on something
- a(n) public/official statement/comment/announcement/declaration
- to make a(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation
- to issue a(n) statement/announcement/declaration
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an official written statement giving information 申报（单） a declaration of income 收益申报表 customs declarations (= giving details of goods that have been brought into a country) 报关单（带入境内物品的详细清单） The company will only provide insurance if the information on the proposal form and declaration is correct and complete. 本公司只会在建议书表格和声明上的信息正确和完整的情况下提供保险。 We were asked to sign a declaration to the effect that we were UK citizens. 我们被要求签署一份声明，大意是说我们是英国公民。 False declaration of hours worked may lead to dismissal. 虚报工作时间可能会被解雇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- solemn
- ringing
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- issue
- make
- adopt
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- declaration about
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politics 政治 an official announcement of the number of votes each candidate has received in an election 申报（单） The declaration of the poll will take place tomorrow morning. 投票的宣布将在明天早上进行。
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(in cricket 板球 the act of ending an innings before all your players have batted 声明： 在所有玩家击打之前结束一局的动作After England's declaration at 379 for 6, they overwhelmed their hapless opponents. 在英格兰以379比6宣布获胜后，他们击败了他们不幸的对手。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin declaratio(n-), from declarare ‘make quite clear’, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’.