proclaim
verb /prəˈkleɪm/
/prəˈkleɪm/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they proclaim | /prəˈkleɪm/ /prəˈkleɪm/ |
| he / she / it proclaims | /prəˈkleɪmz/ /prəˈkleɪmz/ |
| past simple proclaimed | /prəˈkleɪmd/ /prəˈkleɪmd/ |
| past participle proclaimed | /prəˈkleɪmd/ /prəˈkleɪmd/ |
| -ing form proclaiming | /prəˈkleɪmɪŋ/ /prəˈkleɪmɪŋ/ |
- to publicly and officially tell people about something important
宣布；宣告；声明 - proclaim something The president proclaimed a state of emergency.
总统宣布了紧急状态。 - The day was proclaimed a public holiday.
这一天被宣布为公共假日。 - proclaim that… The charter proclaimed that all states would have their own government.
宪章规定，所有各州皆可建立各自的政府。 - proclaim somebody/something/yourself + noun He proclaimed himself emperor.
他自封为皇帝。 - proclaim somebody/something/yourself to be/have something Steve checked the battery and proclaimed it to be dead.
史蒂夫检查了电池后宣布它没电了。 - proclaim how, what, etc… The senator proclaimed how shocked he was at the news.
那名参议员声称他听到这消息时是多么的震惊。 - + speech ‘We will succeed,’ she proclaimed.
“我们会成功的。” 她宣称。
- Charles II was proclaimed King in May 1660.
查理二世于1660年5月被宣布为国王。 - They continue to proclaim their innocence.
他们继续宣称自己无辜 - She repeatedly proclaimed her devotion to the cause.
她反复强调她对事业的献身精神。 - The district unilaterally proclaimed its independence from the national government.
该地区单方面宣布脱离国家而独立。 - She boldly proclaimed that her goal was to win the championship.
她大胆地宣布，她的目标是赢得冠军。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- formally
- officially
- …
- seem to
- continue to
- as
- to
- proclaim something The president proclaimed a state of emergency.
- to show something clearly; to be a sign of something
明确显示；成为标志；表明 - proclaim something This building, more than any other, proclaims the character of the town.
这座建筑比任何其他建筑都能代表本城的特色。 - His boyish looks seemed to proclaim his inexperience.
他孩子般的长相使他显得缺乏经验。 - proclaim somebody/something + noun His accent proclaimed him a Scot.
他的口音表明他是苏格兰人。 - proclaim somebody/something to be/have something His accent proclaimed him to be a Scot.
他的口音表明他是苏格兰人。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- formally
- officially
- …
- seem to
- continue to
- as
- to
- proclaim something This building, more than any other, proclaims the character of the town.
词源late Middle English proclame, from Latin proclamare ‘cry out’, from pro- ‘forth’ + clamare ‘to shout’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with the verb claim.