1. vt. & vi.宣布，宣告；声明　 say sth firmly and clearly
2. vt. & vi.断言，宣称　 say solemnly; say in order to show that one has no doubt
3. vt. & vi.申报　 make a full statement of (property for which tax may be owed to the government)

　～ bankruptcy　宣告破产
　～ independence　宣布独立
　～ love　示爱
　～ a meeting closed　宣布闭会
　～ a meeting open　宣布会议开始
　～ neutrality　宣布中立
　～ oneself　表明态度，发表意见
　～ peace　宣布和平
　～ silk goods　申报纺织品
　～ the results　宣布结果
　～ tobacco　申报烟类
　～ war　宣战
　～ wines　申报酒类
　～ accurately　准确地断言
　～ baselessly　毫无根据地断言
　～ bluntly　直率地断言
　～ cautiously　谨慎地断言
　～ contemptuously　傲慢地声称
　～ creatively　创造性地断言
　～ decisively　果断地断言
　～ definitely　肯定地断言
　～ deliberately　审慎地断言
　～ doubtfully　难以预料地断言
　～ fantastically　荒谬地断言
　～ firmly　坚决地断言
　～ foolishly　愚蠢地断言
　～ formally　正式地宣布
　～ generally　普遍地断言
　～ inconceivably　难以置信地断言
　～ instinctively　凭直觉地断言
　～ intelligently　聪明地断言
　～ ludicrously　荒唐可笑地断言
　～ officially　正式宣布
　～ philosophically　富有哲理地断言
　～ publicly　公开表示
　～ recklessly　轻率地断言
　～ shamelessly　无耻地宣布
　～ solemnly　庄严宣布
　～ speciously　特别地宣布
　～ successfully　成功地断言
　～ unanimously　一致声明
　～ unexpectedly　出乎意外地断言
　～ unofficially　非正式地断言
　～ off　取消
　～ against　声明〔宣布〕反对某事
　～ against cheating　表示反对作弊
　～ against war　声明反对战争
　～ war against a country　向某国宣战
　～ for　声明赞成〔拥护〕
　～ for war　声明赞成战争
　～ war on a country　向某国宣战
　～ war on poverty　向贫困宣战
　～ to　向…宣称
　～ with　一致声称

　He should declare at the Customs.　他应该报关。
　Charles declared the result of the election.　查尔斯宣布了选举结果。
　The government declared a state of emergency.　政府宣布进入紧急状态。
　Ministers of the two countries declared their support for the Vienna talks.　两国总理宣布他们支持维也纳会谈。
　Why not declare yourself?　为什么不表明你的态度呢?
　So many people expect him to declare himself.　很多人期盼着他表明态度。
　He declared himself at last.　最后他表明了他的态度。
　He hasn't declared himself. We don't know which side he will take.　他还没有表明自己的立场，我们不知道他会站在哪一边。
　When are you going to declare yourself?The people are anxious to know which side you will take.　你什么时候表态?群众急于知道你站在哪一边。
　Peace was declared at last.　最后宣布了和平。
　When will the results of the election be declared?　选举的结果什么时候宣布?
　He solemnly declared that it was true.　他郑重声明此事属实。
　I declare that he is a liar.　我断言他是个骗子。
　She declared that she didn't want to see him again.　她声称她不想再见他了。
　Miss Alice declared that she had not done it.　艾利斯小姐声称她没干这事。
　He declared that he had done the work himself.　他说他独立完成了这项工作。
　He declared that he would fight for his right.　他宣称要为他的权利而斗争。
　It is declared that there will be no school this afternoon.　已经宣布今天下午不上课。
　It is declared that he will come tomorrow.　据说他明天会来。
　Stroking his beard, he declared, "Now we are sure to have a good harvest."　他抚摸着胡须说：“现在丰收已成定局。”
　The two sides solemnly declared: "The region must be made immune from any foreign interference."　双方庄严宣告：“必须使这一地区免受外国干涉。”　The teacher declared him to be our monitor.　老师宣布他为我们的班长。
　He declared himself to be a great scholar openly.　他公开声称自己是一个大学者。
　The referee declared the game to be a tie.　裁判员宣布比赛不分胜负。
　The chairman declared the discussion (to be) closed.　主席宣布讨论结束。
　I shall ask Mrs. Braddock to cut the ribbon and declare this firm open.　我将邀请布莱克夫人剪彩，宣布这家公司开张。
　Mr. Tomthon declared his story false.　汤姆逊先生说他讲的事是假的。
　His actions declared him (as) an honest man.　他的行动证明他是一个诚实的人。
　His actions declare him (as) a man of ability.　他的作为表明他是有才干的。
　They declare rubber (as) a strategic material.　他们宣布橡胶为战略物资。
　He declared the report to be beyond belief.　他声称这个报告不可信。
　Mary was declared a trustworthy girl.　玛丽被认为是一个可信赖的姑娘。
　The accused man was declared innocent by the court.　法庭宣布被告无罪。
　They declared it illegal to criticize the government.　他们宣布批评政府是非法的。
　He declared it mysterious why she should be killed.　他声称她遭杀害的原因还不明确。

 ♣ declare against　(v.+prep.)
　声明反对　state one's opposition to sb/sth or doing sth
　〔说明〕 declare against通常不用于进行体。
　He declared against the proposal.　他表示反对这项提议。
　They declared against the foreign policy of the government.　他们声明反对政府的外交政策。
　The students declared against cheating.　学生们表示反对作弊。
　They declared themselves against the plan.　他们声明反对这一计划。
　They declared themselves against the new rules.　他们声明反对那些新规定。
　I declare myself against the project.　我对这项计划表示反对。
 ♣ declare for　(v.+prep.)
　宣布支持…　state one's support of sb, sth, or doing sth
　〔说明〕 declare for通常不用于进行体。
　She declared for Smith.　她表示赞成史密斯。
　A small group declared for the king.　有一小批人表示支持国王。
　The electors declared for their present Member of Parliament.　选举者宣布拥护他们的现任议员。
　I declare for his idea.　我对他的观点表示赞同。
　The workers declared for the offer of increased pay and holidays.　工人们拥护提高工资、延长假期的提议。
　They declared themselves for the plan.　他们表示赞同这项计划。
　When the proposal was put to a vote, they all declared themselves for it.　这项提议交付表决时，他们都表示赞成。
　Do you declare yourself for my idea?　你同意我的想法吗?
　We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.　我们主张立即召开这个会议。
　I declare myself for the suggestion.　我赞同这个建议。
 ♣ declare off　(v.+adv.)
　〈正〉宣布取消（某事）　 state that sth will not take place
　〔说明〕 declare off通常不用于进行体。
　The two sides declared the agreement off.　双方宣布取消协议。
　If you insist, we have to declare the meeting off.　如果你坚持的话，我们不得不取消这次会议。
　I have declared the plan off.　我已经取消了计划。
　We have to declare the game off because of the weather.　由于天气的原因，我们不得不取消比赛。
　The public meeting has been declared off.　群众大会已宣布取消。
　The plane to Kunming has been declared off.　飞往昆明的航班已经被取消了。
　The match was declared off.　比赛取消了。
　The war was declared off.　战争宣告结束。
 ♣ declare on　(v.+adv.)
　宣布…将要发生　state that sth will take place
　〔说明〕 declare on通常不用于进行体。
　The public meeting has been declared on.　已经宣布要召开群众大会。
 ♣ declare to　(v.+prep.)
　〔说明〕 declare to通常不用于进行体。
1. 向…表明自己的观点；就…表明自己的观点 show sb's idea to sb; show sb's idea about sth
　He had declared his means to me.　他已经向我表明了他的意思。
　The politician declared his views to a group of reporters from radio, television and the newspapers.　这个政治家向电台、电视台和报界的一群记者申明了自己的观点。
　He declared his view to the new plan.　他就这项新计划阐明了自己的观点。
　Brett declared to us that he had done the work himself.　布莱特向我们说明那工作是他自己做的。
　The foreign minister declared in a statement to the press that he would never submit to blackmail.　外长在向新闻界发表的声明中宣称他决不屈服于讹诈。
2. 向（海关人员）申报
　You'd better declare the diamonds to the official.　你最好向那位官员申报这些钻石。
　Didn't you declare the TV set to them?　你没向他们申报这台电视机吗?
　I only declare the radio to them.　我只向他们申报了这台收音机。
　They declared the goods to the government.　他们向政府申报了这批货物。
 ♣ I declare　(pron.+v.)
　〈美口〉天哪　 make sb very surprised; truly, oh my God
　Mother said, "I declare, Joe, you've grown a foot."　妈妈说：“啊，乔，你又长高了一英尺。”

 ♣ declare, announce, proclaim, publish
　参见announce条。
 ♣ declare to, announce to
　参见announce条。
 ♣ declare, affirm, allege, assert, claim
　参见allege条。

1. 鲁迅在他最后一篇杂文《死》中说他决不饶恕他的敌人，一个也不行。
　［误］ In his last essay On Death Lu Hsun declared never to forgive a single one of his enemies.
　［正］ In his last essay On Death Lu Hsun declared that he would never forgive a single one of his enemies.
　阿拉伯人民宣布，他们要打到底。
　［误］ The Arab people declared to fight to a finish.
　［正］ The Arab people declared that they would fight to a finish.
　［析］ declare后面不能接动词不定式，但可以接that从句。
2. 向一个小小的岛国宣战，看来像是一个怯懦的国家的行为。
　［误］ To declare war with the small island state looks like the action of a cowardly nation.
　［正］ To declare war against the small island state looks like the action of a cowardly nation.
　［正］ To declare war on the small island state looks like the action of a cowardly nation.
　［析］ declare war against〔on〕的意思是“向…宣战”“重申制止”，其介词不可用with.

　［同义词］ affirm, announce, assert
　［词源］中古英语declaren<古法语declarer<拉丁语declarare（宣布，表明，声称）