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

• The avowed terrorist stood before them.
  这个公然以恐怖分子自居的人，站在他们面前。
• He avowed his crime when the policeman began to cross-examine him.
  当警察开始审问他时，他坦白犯了罪。
• He avowed that he would never cooperate with them again.
  他声明他决不再与他们合作。
• 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。
• She is an avowed vegetarian.
  她宣称是个素食主义者。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite avowed allegiance to the free market system, private businesses are among the strongest opponents of effluent charges.
  尽管私人商业拥护自由市场机制，但是他们仍然是排污收费最强烈的反对者。
• Lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed.
  处于揭示的或公开宣称之外，尤指故意隐瞒的。
• He is an avowed traditionalist and against reform of any kind.
  他公开承认自己是一个传统主义者，反对任何类型的改革。