0 to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially -- 宣佈；聲明；公佈
[ + (that) ] She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted. 她說那是她吃過的最好的巧克力蛋糕。
[ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt. 他們宣佈破產了。
[ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he declared. 「我不做！」他堅定地說。
America declared war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war). 美國在1941對日本宣戰。
figurative The government has declared war on (= announced that thaey intended to stop) the drug dealers. 政府已對販毒者宣戰。
The country declared independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country). 該國於1952年宣佈獨立。
Nothing to declare. 無可申報。
Goods to declare. 需要申報的貨物。
You have to declare any earnings over a certain amount. 收入在超過了一定數字後需要申報。
1 If a cricket team declares, they stop batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win. -- （板球比賽中，一方因已達足夠分數獲勝而在一局未結束前的）宣佈停止擊球，宣佈結束賽局
Pakistan declared at 350 for 7. 巴基斯坦隊在第七局獲得350分後宣佈結束賽局。
An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption.
The club closed after the fire brigade declared its wiring to be unsafe.
This tendency was reinforced in 1939 when the government declared the gas supply a state-owned public monopoly.
Variables declared with an abstract specification are similar to variables in type theory.
By 1998, all the teachers in the sample declared that they included popular music.
