vt.公开声明,承认;
adj.可明言的;公开声明的,承认的;
n.公开宣布;
例句:
I must avow that I am innocent.
我要公开声明我是无罪的。
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。
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。