1. vt. & vi.发音，读　 make the sound of letter or word
2. vt.宣布，宣称　 declare; announce
3. vi.宣判　 give judgement

　～ each word correctly　正确读出每个单词/cn>
　～ lips　嘴唇发音
　～ one's name　念某人的名字
　～ sentence of death　宣判死刑
　～ this word　读这个词/cn>

～+副词

　～ clearly　发音清晰
　～ correctly　正确发音
　～ definitely　确切地发音
　～ emphatically　强调地发音，重读
　～ impressively　印象深刻地宣判
　～ solemnly　严肃地宣判
　～ unanimously　无异议地宣判
　～ weightily　沉重地发音

～+介词

　～ after　跟…发音
　～ against　对…表示反对
　～ for　表示赞成
　～ on〔upon〕　对…表态
　～ on this matter　对此事发表意见
　～ sb out of danger　宣告…脱险
　～ through nose　通过鼻子发音
　～ sth with accent on the second syllable　以第二个音节为重音读出来

　Please pronounce after me.　请跟我发音。
　He pronounces well.　他的发音很好。
　The teacher pronounces distinctly.　老师能清晰地发音。
　How do you pronounce this word?　这个词你怎么念?
　He was afraid the old man was deaf; he raised his voice and pronounced every word carefully.　他怕老人听不见，就高声地一字一句地说。
　The two dictionaries pronounce the word differently.　两本词典把这个词的音注得不一样。
　We can never be certain in English how an unfamiliar word should be pronounced.　我们总不能肯定英语中的生词如何发音。
　Has judgement been pronounced yet?　判决宣布了吗?
　The doctor pronounced that he was out of danger.　医生说他脱离危险了。
　They pronounced that he was an excellent student.　他们宣称他是一名优秀学生。
　His teacher pronounced that he was a mathematical genius.　他的老师称他是一个数学天才。
　The doctor pronounced the signature to be a forgery.　医生断定那个签字是伪造的。
　The judge pronounced him a spy.　法官宣布他为间谍。
　The priest pronounced them man and wife.　牧师宣布他们为夫妻。
　The physician pronounced him to be healthy.　医生宣布他很健康。
　Everyone pronounced the dinner to be very good.　人人都称这顿饭菜特别好。
　The judge pronounced the man guilty.　法官宣判此人有罪。
　He pronounced the wine excellent.　他夸这酒好极了。
　The engineer pronounced the machine to be out of order.　工程师说这台机器坏了。
　The doctor pronounced me completely cured.　医生宣布我已完全治愈。
　She was officially pronounced dead.　她已被正式宣布死亡。
　He was pronounced honest.　他被宣布为诚实的人。
　The wine was pronounced excellent.　这酒经过品尝并被认定为质量上乘。
　The patient was pronounced to be out of danger.　据称病人脱离了危险。
　I was pronounced to be completely cured.　我被宣布完全治愈。
　The prisoners were pronounced to be released.　那些犯人被宣布释放。
　The doctor pronounced him to be recovering nicely.　医生断言他正在很好地恢复健康。

 ♣ pronounce against　(v.+prep.)
　作出对（某人）不利的判决　give judgment against sb
　The court pronounced against my claim.　法院驳回我的权利要求。
　The representatives pronounced against the decision made at the conference.　代表们对会议作出的决定表示反对。
 ♣ pronounce for　(v.+prep.)
　作出对（某人）有利的判决　give judgment in favour of sb
　The judge pronounced for the defendant, and also said that his opponent should pay the court costs.　法官作出有利于被告的判决，并要原告支付法庭费用。
　Few people pronounced for his nomination.　很少人表示赞成他的提名。
 ♣ pronounce on〔upon〕　(v.+prep.)
　对…发表意见　give judgment in favour of...
　I don't think I should pronounce on a matter which I know little about.　我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。
　She's too ready to pronounce on matters of which she really knows very little.　她太喜欢对自己实际上几乎一无所知的问题发表意见。
　He is best qualified to pronounce on such a matter.　他最有资格对这种事情发表意见。
　We have asked the chief engineer to pronounce on the effect of widening the bridge.　我们已要求总工程师对加宽桥梁的效果发表自己的看法。
　That member annoys the committee by pronouncing on every question before it has been considered.　每当要考虑一个问题时，那位委员总要先提出一套自己的看法，这使委员会感到厌烦。

　以下三句话意思相同：
　

　［派生词］ pronounceable adj.可发音的，读得出的‖pronounced adj.明显的；显著的‖pronouncement n.声明；公告
　［同义词］ announce, assert, declaim, declare, say, sound, stress, utter, voice
　［词源］　拉丁语pronuntiare（向公众宣讲）