单词 | declare |
释义 | declare v.   1. tr. announce openly or formally (declare war; declare a dividend).   2. tr. pronounce (a person or thing) to be something (declared him to be an impostor; declared it invalid).   3. tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) assert emphatically; state explicitly.   4. tr. acknowledge possession of (dutiable goods, income, etc.).   5. tr. (as declared adj.) who admits to be such (a declared atheist).   6. tr. (also absol.) Cricket close (an innings) voluntarily before all the wickets have fallen.   7. tr. Cards a (also absol.) name (the trump suit). b announce that one holds (certain combinations of cards etc.).   8. tr. (of things) make evident, prove (your actions declare your honesty).   9. intr. (foll. by for, against) take the side of one party or another. Phrases and idioms declare oneself reveal one's intentions or identity. well, I declare (or I do declare) an exclamation of incredulity, surprise, or vexation. Derivatives declarable adj. declarative adj. declaratively adv. declaratory adj. declaredly adv. declarer n. Etymology: ME f. L declarare (as DE-, clarare f. clarus clear) |
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