avow

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·vow /əˈvaʊ/ verb [transitive]  formalSAY/STATE to make a public statement about something you believe in 宣称，公开声明 SYN swear He avowed his commitment to Marxist ideals. 他宣称对马克思主义理想矢志不渝。 —avowal noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

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avow• I believe that there is an authentic beauty in science and this is fervently avowed by many scientists.• Others avow that he intentionally distorted the trial.• We worked with one hotel chain that avowed to the point of dementia its commitment to customer service and comfort.Origin avow (1200-1300) Old French avouer, from Latin advocare; → ADVOCATE2

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avow
a‧vow /əˈvaʊ/ verb [transitive]formal to make a public statement about something you believe in
   SYN  swear:
    He avowed his commitment to Marxist ideals.
—avowal noun [uncountable and countable]

avowBrE /əˈvaʊ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈvaʊ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they avow BrE /əˈvaʊ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvaʊ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it avows BrE /əˈvaʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvaʊz/ 🔊past simple avowed BrE /əˈvaʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvaʊd/ 🔊past participle avowed BrE /əˈvaʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvaʊd/ 🔊 -ing form avowing BrE /əˈvaʊɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvaʊɪŋ/ 🔊~ that… | ~ sth | + speech (formal) to say firmly and often publicly what your opinion is, what you think is true, etc. 声明；公开宣称◆An aide avowed that the President had known nothing of the deals. 一位助理声明，总统对那些交易毫不知情。🔊🔊▸ avow·al BrE /əˈvaʊəl/ 🔊NAmE /əˈvaʊəl/ 🔊 noun(formal) ◆an avowal of love公开示爱