avow

过去式：

动词过去式: avowed

更多词形：

形容词: avowable | 副词: avowably | 名词: avower | 动词过去式: avowed | 动词过去分词: avowed | 动词现在分词: avowing | 动词第三人称单数: avows |

单词例句：

To avow; confess.

承认；坦白

Deliberately here we avow ourselves, as he avowed himself in the dock, Irishmen of one allegiance only.

让我们大家坦承，如同他在被告席上坦承一样，爱尔兰人同心同德。

avow v.

（公开）声明；

avow one's belief, faith, conviction, etc

公开表示相信、 信仰、 服理等

“Many a man thinks, what he is ashamed to avow” (Samuel Johnson).

“很多人都考虑过那些他们羞于说出来的事”（萨谬尔·约翰逊）。

to avow one’s innocence

坚称自己无罪

for, since kings avow themselves to be the deputies of Providence, the Lilliputians think nothing can be more absurd than for a prince to employ such men as disown the authority under which he acts.

利立浦特人认为，既然国王们宣称自己是上帝的代表，他所任用的人竟不承认他所凭借的权威，那就再荒唐不过了。

The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.

那个参议员被迫承认曾经收过那家公司的一些钱。

Those who avow before understand they have a responsibility to help others whether it is to grow self-leadership skills or provide some expert advice.

这些“先公开声明”的人，无论是增强自我领导能力也好，提供专业意见也好，知道他们有责任去帮助他人。