Word · Frequency #34330
avow
/əˈvau/
verb
坦率承认，断言
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- 1.
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
公开宣称
- 2.
To bind or devote by a vow.
以誓言约束
- 3.
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
承认并辩护(行为)
公开宣称，声明，供认；公开宣称；以誓言约束；承认并辩护(行为)；坦率承认
In use
He avowed his mistake before the whole team.
She avows that she will always support her family.
The witness is avowing the same testimony under oath.
avow + noun
avow 后直接接名词，表示公开承认或宣称某事。
He avowed his commitment to the project.
他公开宣称对项目的承诺。
avow + that 从句
that 从句用于陈述具体事实或观点。
She avowed that she had never seen the document.
她坦率承认从未见过那份文件。
Verb forms
base avow · third person avows · -ing avowing · past avowed · past participle avowed
正式用语，后接名词或that从句
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正式用语，后接名词或that从句
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