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promulgate sth
正式用语，多用于法律、法规、法令等。
The government promulgated a new tax law.
政府颁布了一项新税法。
颁布
promulgated — past of promulgate
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颁布
to formally announce and put a law or decree into effect
The government promulgated a new tax law.
政府颁布了一项新税法。
To make known or make public.
To put into effect as a regulation.
promulgate
Base
原形
promulgates
3rd person
第三人称单数
promulgating
-ing
现在分词
promulgated
Past
过去式
promulgated
Past participle
过去分词
The government promulgates new laws each year.
政府每年颁布新法律。
The committee promulgated the rules in 2020.
委员会于2020年公布了这些规则。
They have promulgated the revised policy.
他们已经发布了修订后的政策。
promulgate 是及物动词，常指正式颁布法律、法令或公布重要规定。
The government promulgated a new law on environmental protection last month.
政府上个月颁布了一项新的环境保护法。
Before the regulation can take effect, the ministry must promulgate it in the official gazette.
在法规生效之前，部委必须在官方公报上予以公布。
The parliament is promulgating stricter rules to ensure public safety.
议会正在颁布更严格的规定以确保公共安全。
正式用语，多用于法律、法规、法令等。
The government promulgated a new tax law.
政府颁布了一项新税法。
被动语态在正式文本中常见，可用 by 引出颁布机构。
The new constitution was promulgated in 1982.
新宪法于1982年颁布。
Not this
The promulgate of the new law was announced yesterday.
Use this
The promulgation of the new law was announced yesterday.
promulgate 是动词，不能作名词；表示“公布/颁布”的名词形式是 promulgation。这里需要名词作主语，所以要用 promulgation。
Not this
The new law promulgated last month.
Use this
The new law was promulgated last month.
promulgate 是及物动词，主动语态后面必须跟宾语。法律是“被颁布”的承受者，所以要用被动语态 was promulgated。
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颁布法律
The parliament promulgated a new law on environmental protection.
议会颁布了一项关于环境保护的新法律。
颁布法令
The president promulgated a decree to ban single-use plastics.
总统颁布了一项禁止一次性塑料制品的法令。
颁布条例
The agency promulgated regulations governing the safety of electric vehicles.
该机构颁布了规范电动汽车安全的条例。
颁布宪法
The country promulgated a new constitution after the revolution.
这个国家在革命后颁布了新的宪法。
发布政策
The government promulgated a policy to support renewable energy.
政府发布了一项支持可再生能源的政策。
发布指令
The commission promulgated a directive on online privacy.
委员会发布了一项关于网络隐私的指令。
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联想 promulgate 里有 gate（城门）：想象在城门向大众宣读法律，即‘颁布’。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、官方公告 promulgate 通常用于正式或法律语境，指正式宣布或颁布法律、法规；在日常口语中较少见，多出现在官方文件或新闻中。
这些词都以 -gate 结尾，读作 /ɡeɪt/，与 promulgate 末尾的 /ɡeɪt/ 相同；但由于重读音节不同，严格来说它们并不与 promulgate 押韵。注意 colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/、fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ 等以 -gue 结尾的词读 /ɡ/，而不是 /ɡeɪt/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.