爱华网【英语词汇】
announce、proclaim、declare
佳中
这组词都可表示“宣布”、“宣告”的意思。
announce “宣布”，“通告”，普通用词，指公开宣布带有新闻性的事情或人们感兴
趣、关注的事情。
1) The spokesman saidthat the company's European units plan toofficially
announcetheir recall plansFriday.
该发言人说公司在欧洲的办事处计划本周五正式宣布召回计划。
2)Silence，please. The president will have an important decisionto
annouce.
请大家安静。主席有一个重要决定宣布。
3)We are sorry to announce thatFlight D302 to o New York is delayed.
我们很遗憾的通知大家，飞往纽约的D302次航班误点了。
4）Thedefinite date of the royal wedding has not beenannounced.
王室婚礼的确切日期还没有宣布。
proclaim“宣告"，“宣布”，用法同announce，但语气更强，所宣告之事通常都
是重大事情，尤其是有关国家、政府的事务。
1) The queen died of a sudden illness,but the news was not proclaimeduntil
several dayslater.
女王死于突发疾病,但消息几天后才宣布。
2)The new law of taxation has been approved by the council and willbe
proclaimed nextweek.
国会已批准这项税收的新法律，下周即将宣布。
3)Many journalists are waiting for the result of the general electionto be
proclaimed at the TownHall.
许多记者在市政大厅等待宣布大选的结果。
declare“宣布”、“宣告”、“声明”，指正式的、公开的、官方的宣布或宣告，强
调严肃有权威性的宣告。也可用于表示当众声明对某事的态度和看法。
1) Thegovernor of the country declared a state ofemergency immediately after
the rebellion brokeout.
叛乱爆发后，这个国家元首宣布立即全国进入紧急状态。
2) At the conference, many senatorsdeclared themselves against theapproval
of the newlaw.
在这次会议上许多参议员宣布反对批准这项的新法规。
3) At the trial, the accuseddeclared himself innocent in spite of a lotof
weightyevidence.
尽管有许多有力的证据，被告在审理过程中仍声称自己无罪的。
4）Many collegebasketball players are likely to declare for theNBA draft.
许多大学篮球选手都可能会宣布参加NBA选秀。
