independent of
representatives of the
SYNONYMS同X词辨析
declare
state • indicate»announce
These words all mean to say
sth, usually firmly and clearly and often in publfc 边士各词均含表明、4：
称、宣审之义。
declare {ratherformal) to say sth officially
or publicly; to state sth firmly and clearly 接会年、宣布、.藥明、
寅称:.：to jedai^ war 宣敗 o. The painting was ☆ctored to be a jforgery.这幅画被麵1定为赝品。
state {rather
formal) to formally write or say sth, 65|>6<：丨3丨1丫丨113€3阳比丨311(1(：163『\^^指陈述、：.说明、
声艰丨 He has already stated
his intention to run for e/ect/on.他已声明打算参加竞选。
ifidicate (raf/7€r format) to state sth, sometimes in a _'w_ay that is s丨ig_htly indirect 指表明、暗示:：During our meeting, he
indicated his willingness to cooperate.
在我们会晤期间，他提及了合作的意愿。
annbufiteto tell people officially
about a decision or plans; to give information about sth in a public place,
especially through a loudspeaker; to say sth in a loud and/or serious way指宣布、宣告、（通过广播）通 知_: They
haven't formally announced their engagementyef.他们还没有正式宣布订婚。◊ Has owr ///；g/?f been yef?广播通知了我们的航班没
有？
DECLARE
OR ANNOUNCE?用 declare 还是 announce
?:. Declare is used more often for giving judgements; announce is used more often for giving facts. *
declare 较常用于表明意见、看法；announce较常用于说明事
'实：The painting was
announced to-l»e o forgery. o They haven't formally
declared their engagement yet
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to
declare/state/indicate/announce that...
■
to declare/state sb/sth to be sth
■
to dedare/state/indicate/announce your intention to do sth
讓 to
declare/state/armounce sth formally/publicly/
officially
讎 to
declare/state/announce sth firmly/clearly/plainly
de-clare O-w/di'klea^); di'kler/ verb 1
to say sth officially or publicly 公希；宣布；宣晉：
[VN]
The government has declared a state of emergency. 政庇已宣布进入紧急状态。◊
tedared•所有收益必须申报。4.[VN]
to tell customs officers (= at the border of a countiy) that you are carrying
goods on which you should pay tax■申报（.应 纳税物品 I you have anything to dedare?你有什•么
要申报的吗？5 [V] (in cricket 板球).to decide to end
your innings (= the period during
which your team is batting) before
all your players have batted 在击 球员还未全部出局时）宣布结束赛局，宣布停止击球
de.dare
a'gainst sb/sth [BrE, format) to say publicly that
you do not support sb^sth 泽明反对；•表示
不赞成 de’dai*e.for s’b/sth_(8rf，./oW7fl/) to say ptiblicly that you support sb/sth声明支持;表示赞成 de-dared /di'klead; NAmE
-'^lerd/ adj. [only before noun] stated in an open way so that
people know about it 公开宣布（或泽明、i态)的PgiTl PROFESSED ： the governments
declared intention to reduce crime ^ .开宣布的产少艰罪的计划
de<las-sify /,di:'klaesifai/ verb
(dedas-si
fies, de clas-si- fy ing, de^l^ siVfied, jde das-sified) [VN] to state officially
that secret government information is no longer secret # (■政府机密文件）解密：dedassi:/ied in/orma-
tion/documents 已解畚的情报 / 文件 Pm classify ► de-clav$i-fi：ca：tion /.dir.klaesrfi'keij'n/
noun [U] de-clen*si〇n/di’klenjn/ nown (gramwar 语法)1 [C] a set of nouns,
adjectives, or pronouns that change in the same way to show case, number, and gender (名 词、形容词等显示性、数、格的）变格2.[U]
the way in which some sets of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns change their form
or endings to show case, number,
or GENDJSR t名词、形容词等显示性、数、格的）词形变化
de-dine
/di'klam/
noun, verb ■ now” [C，，usually, sing.，U] ~ (in .sth)丨〜（of sth) a continuous
decrease in the number, value, quality, ^tc. of sth (数量、价值、质量等的）减少，下降，衰落，衰
退：a rapfd/sharp/graduaZ decline 迅速 / 急剧 /.逐渐
下降◊ urban/economfc decline城市衰落；经挤衰退◊ 77ie company
reported a smaH dgcZme'in its pro/its•公司
报告其利润命■有减少。◊ An increase in
cars has resuited m the dedfne o/pubZfc transport'汽车的增加导致了公共
'交通的减少〇 ◊
rhe t〇vm/eH into (ia)
decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed,
个镇在矿弁关闭后开始衰落。◊ Jndizst/y fn
_verfr
1 [V] to become smaller, fewer，weaker, etc•减
少:；，下 衰弱；衰退：Support /or the party
continues
to decHne•分该党的支持继叙下降。◊ The number 〇/ tourists
to the resort dedfned by 20% Zast year.去年到邊
个胜地旅游的人数减少了 10%。◊报r heaZth was dedining
rapfcfly•她的健康状况迅逢恶化。2 (/bmw/)
to refuse politely to accept or to do sth 谢绝；婉言治绝 HT1 refuse ： [V] I offered, to give them a
lift but they
dedf/ied•我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了。◊ [VN] to
decZine <m o^er/invitafion 谢绝对方的主动帮助 / O
[V to inf] Their spokesman declined to
comment on the aHegations.他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。
3 [V, VN]
(grammar 1^) if a noun, an adjective or a pronoun declines, it
has different forms according to whether it is the subject or the object of a
verb, whether it is in the singular or plural, etc. When you decline a
noun, etc., you list these forms.(根据名词、 形容词或代词在句中的作用>变格，使发生词形变化
—compare
conjugate IT»T?1 sb’s
declining 'years (//•fera.〇/j the last years of
sb’s life 暮年；晚年
de-code
/.dii'keud;
NAmE -'koud/ verb [VN] 1 to find the meaning of sth,
especially sth that has been written in code解（码）；鈿译（尤指密码）B03 DECIPHER
■
to receive an electronic signal and change
it into pictures that can be shown on a television screen 译解
(电子信号）:_ decoding equipment电子信号译解棱备
■
(//V?gw/sf/<3 语言).to understand the meaning of sth in a
foreign language 译解，I 理解（外文〉一 compare
ENCODE
de-coder /.di-'kauda^); NAmE -'kou-/ noun
a device that changes an electronic signal into a form that people can
understand, such as sound and pictures.( & 子信 号）解码器，译码器：a sateHfte/vfdeo
decoder卫星/
视频解码器