declaration
[ˌdek.lə'reɪ.ʃən] noun countable
ANNOUNCEMENT 公告
ADVANCED
■an announcement, often one that is written and official 宣言；声明；公告•Members of Parliament must make a declaration of their business interests.议员们必须将自己的商业股权公诸于众。 •As witnesses to the accident, we were asked to make written declarations of what we had seen.作为事故的目击者，我们被要求以书面形式陈述看到的一切。 •The company made a declaration of intent to follow an equal opportunities policy.公司宣称愿意遵守平等机会原则。
[ˌdek.lə'reɪ.ʃən] noun countable
CRICKET 板球
■in cricket, when a team stops batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win 在板球比赛中，一方因已达足够分数获胜，而放弃继续击球。•a cleverly timed declaration时机掌握得恰到好处的宣布停止击球 |