pronounce
verbWord Family
- pronounce verb
- pronunciation noun
- unpronounceable adjective
- mispronounce verb
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pronounce | |
| he / she / it pronounces | |
| past simple pronounced | |
| past participle pronounced | |
| -ing form pronouncing |
- [transitive] pronounce something
to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way 发音；读（音） to pronounce a word/syllable/vowel/consonant 发一个单词/音节/元音/辅音的音 Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. 很少人能把我的名字念正确。 The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced. lamb 中的 b 不发音。 I found it difficult to pronounce the name of the port. 我发现这个港口的名字很难发音。
Extra ExamplesI don't know how to pronounce the name of the town. 我不知道怎样念这个镇的名字。 She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’. 她把这个o 读成了no 中o 的音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- correctly
- …
- can
- know how to
- be difficult to
- …
- as
- as in
- [transitive, intransitive] (formal)
to give a judgement, opinion or statement formally, officially or publicly 正式宣布（或公布、授予等） - pronounce something
to pronounce an opinion 发表意见 The judge will pronounce sentence today. 法官将于今天宣判。 I hesitate to pronounce judgement in such a case. 在这种情况下，我不愿宣布判决。 - pronounce somebody/something + noun
She pronounced him the winner of the competition. 她宣布他是竞赛的优胜者。 I now pronounce you husband and wife (= in a marriage ceremony). 我现在宣布你们结为夫妻。 - pronounce somebody/something + adj.
She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. 到达医院时她被宣布已经死亡。 The jury pronounced him guilty of first-degree murder. 陪审团宣布他犯有一级谋杀罪。 - pronounce somebody/something to be/have something
He pronounced the country to be in a state of war. 他宣布全国进入战争状态。 - pronounce that…
She pronounced that an error had been made. 她宣称曾经有个错误。 - + speech
‘It's pneumonia,’ he pronounced gravely. “是肺炎。” 他沉重地宣布。 - pronounce in favour of somebody/something
The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger. 委员会已表示支持合并。 - pronounce for somebody/something
The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant. 法官宣布被告胜诉。 - pronounce against somebody/something
My opinion in this case is that I must pronounce against this claim. 在这种情况下，我的意见是我必须宣布反对这一主张。
Extra ExamplesHe pronounced himself delighted with the judge's decision. 他宣布自己对法官的判决感到高兴。 Press reports beforehand confidently pronounced that an agreement had already been reached. 媒体的报道事先已信心十足地宣布协议已经达成。 Reality TV was officially pronounced dead by the critics. 评论界正式宣布电视真人秀没有生命力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- officially
- in favour/favor of
- on
- upon
- …
- be pronounced dead
- pronounce yourself something
- pronounce something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).