1. | [t] 公布；宣布；宣告to say sth officially or publicly |
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。 | |
The court declared that strike action was illegal. 法庭宣判罢工为非法。 | |
The area has been declared a national park. 这地区已宣布为国家公园。 | |
The painting was declared to be a forgery. 这幅画被判定为赝品。 | |
The contract was declared void. 这份合同被宣布无效。 | |
I declare this bridge open. 我宣布这座大桥正式启用。 |
2. | [t] 表明；宣称；断言to state sth firmly and clearly |
‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared. “让我来！”汤姆果断地说。 | |
He declared that he was in love with her. 他声称他已爱上她。 | |
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。 | |
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。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 申报（收益）to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned |
All income must be declared. 所有收益必须申报。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth 申报（应纳税物品）to tell customs officers (= at the border of a country) that you are carrying goods on which you should pay tax |
Do you have anything to declare? 你有什么要申报的吗？ |
5. | [i] （在击球员还未全部出局时）宣布结束赛局，宣布停止击球to decide to end your innings (= the period during which your team is batting ) before all your players have batted |
