单词 | declaration |
释义 | declaration —declaration /ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun [C] (ANNOUNCEMENT) ► C1 an announcement, often one that is written and official: » Members of Parliament must make a declaration of their business interests.» As witnesses to the accident, we were asked to make written declarations of what we had seen.» The company made a declaration of intent to follow an equal opportunities policy.Thesaurus+: ↑Announcing, informing and stating• • • Extra Examples:» The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence.» The declaration was carefully/cleverly/tactfully, etc. phrased.» a pro forma declaration of loyalty» The American Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress on 4 July, 1776.» The new leader warned that sanctions against his country would be interpreted as a declaration of war.noun [C] (CRICKET) ► F0 in cricket, a situation in which a team stops batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win: » a cleverly timed declarationThesaurus+: ↑Cricket , ↑General terms used in ball sports |
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