avowed

英 [əˈvaʊd]

美 [əˈvaʊd]

adj.  公开承认的; 公开宣称的
v.  声明; 公开宣称
avow的过去分词和过去式

过去式：avowed　过去分词：avowed　

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.20117 / COCA.21742

牛津词典

adj.

• 公开承认的；公开宣称的
  that has been admitted or stated in public
  1. an avowed atheist
     公开承认的无神论者
  2. an avowed aim/intention/objective/purpose
     公开宣称的宗旨 / 意图 / 目标 / 目的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 宣称的；坦率承认的
  If you are anavowedsupporter or opponent of something, you have declared that you support it or oppose it.
  1. She is an avowed vegetarian.
     她宣称是个素食主义者。
• ADJ （信念、目标）公开宣布的
  Anavowedbelief or aim is one that you have declared formally or publicly.
  1. ...the council's avowed intention to stamp on racism.
     理事会宣布要消灭种族歧视

双语例句

• He avowed that he could not sing.
  他坦白自己不会唱歌。
• The terrorists avowed that they regretted what they had done.
  恐怖分子承认他们已后悔自己的所作所为。
• Deliberately here we avow ourselves, as he avowed himself in the dock, Irishmen of one allegiance only.
  让我们大家坦承，如同他在被告席上坦承一样，爱尔兰人同心同德。
• He avowed himself a killer.
  他公然宣称自己是凶手。
• I avowed never to fly in a small plane again.
  我发誓再也不坐飞机了。
• Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.
  秘密的或隐藏的；没有公开实行或从事或表现或宣布的。
• Have I openly avowed my faith in Jesus as the Savior whom God has raised from the dead, and have I done it in God's way! Let me honestly answer this question.
  你可曾以上帝的方式，开口宣告我们的救主，是从死里复活的上帝，让我们诚实地面对这个问题。
• He avowed that he cound not drank.
  他承认自己不会喝酒。
• Their avowed aim is to disrupt modern society.
  他们公开宣布的目的是要瓦解现代社会。
• He avowed that he would never return.
  他声明他决不回来了。