declare

verb

1. 公布；宣布；宣告
   to say sth officially or publicly
   1. The government has declared a state of emergency.
      政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
   2. Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914.
      德国在1914年8月1日向法国宣战。
   3. The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy.
      政府已宣布要扫除文盲。
   4. The court declared that strike action was illegal.
      法庭宣判罢工为非法。
   5. The area has been declared a national park.
      该地区已宣布为国家公园。
   6. The painting was declared to be a forgery.
      这幅画被判定为赝品。
   7. The contract was declared void.
      这份合同被宣布无效。
   8. I declare this bridge open.
      我宣布大桥正式启用。
2. 表明；宣称；断言
   to state sth firmly and clearly
   1. ‘I'll do it!’ Tom declared.
      “让我来！”汤姆果断地说。
   2. He declared that he was in love with her.
      他声称他已爱上她。
   3. 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。
   4. She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
      她说自己非常伤心，因为他没有得到支持。
3. 申报（收益）
   to tell the tax authorities how much money you have earned
   1. All income must be declared.
      所有收益必须申报。
4. 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
   1. Do you have anything to declare?
      你有什么要申报的吗？
5. （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

1. VERB 宣称，声称（…为事实）；表明(态度、意图等)
   If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
   1. Speaking outside Ten Downing Street, she declared that she would fight on...
      她在英国首相官邸外发表讲话时宣称她将继续斗争下去。
   2. 'I'm absolutely thrilled to have done what I've done,' he declared...
      他宣称道：“我为自己的所作所为感到兴奋不已。”
   3. He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world...
      他表明自己想要成为世界上最好的高尔夫球选手。
   4. Glasses of Madeira wine were brought to us. We declared it delicious...
      端来了几杯马德拉白葡萄酒，我们一致认为它的味道好极了。
   5. He turned up in northern Cyprus, declaring himself happy to be home.
      他出现在塞浦路斯北部，声称自己很高兴又回家了。
2. VERB 宣布;宣告
   If you declare something, you state officially and formally that it exists or is the case.
   1. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire...
      政府准备宣布永久性停火。
   2. His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent...
      史蒂文斯先生的律师们确信法官将宣告他无罪。
   3. The U.N. has declared it to be a safe zone...
      联合国已宣布它为安全区。
   4. On striking his sword on the stone, he declared himself Lord of the City...
      在以剑身击石之后，他宣布自己为“城之主宰”。
   5. You may have to declare that you have had an HIV test.
      你可能需要声明自己已经做过艾滋病病毒检测。
3. VERB 申报(纳税品、收入等)
   If you declare goods that you have bought in another country or money that you have earned, you say how much you have bought or earned so that you can pay tax on it.
   1. Your income must be declared on this form...
      必须在这张表格上申报你的收入。
   2. She had nothing to declare, and was starting to go through the 'Green' channel when she was stopped.
      她没有什么要申报的，便开始进入绿色通道，结果就在这时被拦住了。

1. Speaking outside Ten Downing Street, she declared that she would fight on
   她在英国首相官邸外发表讲话时宣称她将继续斗争下去。
2. 'I'm absolutely thrilled to have done what I've done,' he declared
   他宣称道：“我为自己的所作所为感到兴奋不已。”
3. He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world
   他表明自己想要成为世界上最好的高尔夫球选手。
4. Glasses of Madeira wine were brought to us. We declared it delicious
   端来了几杯马德拉白葡萄酒，我们一致认为它的味道好极了。
5. He turned up in northern Cyprus, declaring himself happy to be home.
   他出现在塞浦路斯北部，声称自己很高兴又回家了。
6. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire
   政府准备宣布永久性停火。
7. His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent
   史蒂文斯先生的律师们确信法官将宣告他无罪。
8. The U.N. has declared it to be a safe zone
   联合国已宣布它为安全区。
9. On striking his sword on the stone, he declared himself Lord of the City
   在以剑身击石之后，他宣布自己为“城之主宰”。
10. Your income must be declared on this form
    必须在这张表格上申报你的收入。
11. She had nothing to declare, and was starting to go through the 'Green' channel when she was stopped.
    她没有什么要申报的，便开始进入绿色通道，结果就在这时被拦住了。
12. It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
    现在就断言他的努力已经获得成功还为时过早。
13. Few expected that he would declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency
    几乎没人预料到他会宣布参加民主党总统候选人的竞选。
14. The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
    法官说，如果陪审团今天不能作出裁决的话，他就宣布失审。
15. It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
    由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失，所以很难得出一个精确的数字。
16. Which do they want me to do? declare war or surrender?
    他们想让我做什么，宣战还是投降？
17. Have you got anything to declare?
    你有什么东西需要报关的吗？
18. Have you anything to declare?
    你有什么东西要申报吗？
19. Didn't you declare the TV set to them?
    你没向他们申报这台电视机吗？
20. You'd better declare the diamonds to the official.
    你最好向那位官员申报这些钻石。
21. He has been attracted to her for a long time but does not have the courage to declare.
    他早就对她有意，可就是开不了口。
22. They'll have to ballot the membership before they can declare a strike.
    他们在宣布罢工之前，必须先通过投票了解全体会员的意见。
23. Mother said," I declare, joe, you've grown a foot. "
    妈妈说：“啊，乔，你又长高了一英尺。”
24. Those going abroad must declare the amount of foreign currency they are taking with them.
    出国人员必须向海关申报其携带出境的外币。
25. Some of the president's advisers feared Hitler might declare war on the United states.
    总统的几位顾问担心希特勒会向美国宣战。
26. The first thing you do in Listing 1 is declare a pair of data structures, item and bid.
    在清单1中首先声明了一对数据结构，item和bid。
27. In this respect, I declare this one a tie.
    考虑到这些方面，我宣布二者在这一回合中打成平手。
28. Do I have to declare contents and its value?
    我必须声明包裹内容和它的价值吗？
29. You think I've cheated? Let me declare that I have.
    你认为我作弊了？让我声明我所有的。
30. Will I have to declare how much currencies I have?
    我是否一定要申报我带了多少货币？

  declare announce claim proclaim publish【导航词义：宣布】

  declare v. 宣布，声明

〔辨析〕指公开而郑重地宣布某事，通常用于正式场合。

  announce v. 宣布，宣告

〔辨析〕通常用于正式宣布消息、决定、计划等。

  claim v. 宣称，声称

〔辨析〕指声称拥有某物、某事属实、对某事负责。

  proclaim v. 〈正式〉宣布，宣告

〔辨析〕指官方宣布重大政治事件，如国家独立、国王等的即位。

  publish v. 〈正式〉公布，宣布

〔辨析〕通常用被动语态，指通过报刊或其他媒介向公众公布信息。

declare against sb/sth

1. 声明反对；表示不赞成
   to say publicly that you do not support sb/sth
   1. The government has declared a state of emergency.
      政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
   2. Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914.
      德国在1914年8月1日向法国宣战。
   3. The government has declared war on (= officially stated its intention to stop) illiteracy.
      政府已宣布要扫除文盲。
   4. The court declared that strike action was illegal.
      法庭宣判罢工为非法。
   5. The area has been declared a national park.
      该地区已宣布为国家公园。
   6. The painting was declared to be a forgery.
      这幅画被判定为赝品。
   7. The contract was declared void.
      这份合同被宣布无效。
   8. I declare this bridge open.
      我宣布大桥正式启用。

declare for sb/sth

1. 声明支持；表示赞成
   to say publicly that you support sb/sth
   1. All income must be declared.
      所有收益必须申报。

verb

1. state firmly
   1. He declared that he was innocent

2. declare to be
   1. She was declared incompetent
   2. judge held that the defendant was innocent

   Synonym:    adjudgehold

3. announce publicly or officially
   1. The President declared war

   Synonym:    announce

4. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
   1. His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast

5. state emphatically and authoritatively
   1. He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with

6. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
   1. Do you have anything to declare?

7. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

8. authorize payments of
   1. declare dividends