declare
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they declare | |
| he / she / it declares | |
| past simple declared | |
| past participle declared | |
| -ing form declaring |
- [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. 双方都没能宣布胜利。 She declared her intention of running for the presidency. 她宣布打算竞选总统。 to declare your interest/candidacy 宣布你的兴趣/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，他们都被宣布为锦标赛的获胜者。 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. 医生已经宣布他不适合旅行。 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 ExamplesMartial 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日。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- virtually
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- to
- declare something
- [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 declaredeclare- state
- indicate
- announce
- 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。
- state (rather formal
) to formally write or say something, especially in a careful and clear way: 指陈述、说明、声明： He has already stated his intention to run for election. 他已声明打算参加竞选。
- indicate (rather formal
) to state something, sometimes in a way that is slightly indirect: 指表明、暗示： 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。
- announce to tell people officially about a decision or plans; to give information about something in a public place, especially through a loudspeaker; to say something in a loud and/or serious way:
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？
declare or announce? 用 declare 还是 announce？ - 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
- [transitive] declare yourself
to say clearly and openly who you are or what you intend to do 清楚而公开地说出你是谁或者你打算做什么 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个公开宣称自己是同性恋的运动员。 Only two candidates have declared themselves so far. 到目前为止，只有两位候选人表明了自己的立场。 - declare yourself to somebody
Freemasons were required by law to declare themselves to the authorities. 法律要求共济会会员向当局申报。
- [transitive] declare something
to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned 申报（收益） - [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） - [intransitive]
(in cricket 板球 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
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin declarare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’ (from clarus ‘clear’).