avow
英[ə'vaʊ] 美[ə'vaʊ]
"Before God I swear I am innocent"
1.承认；宣布
If youavow something, you admit it or declare it.
e.g. ...a public statement avowing neutrality...
宣布中立的公开声明
e.g. The Prime Minister avowed that he saw no need to change his country's policies.
首相公开表示他觉得没有必要改变国家政策。
1. 公开承认,坦白承认：aver 断言 |avow 公开承认,坦白承认 | awake 吵醒,唤起
2. 公开承认：avouch#确说;断言 |avow#公开,承认 | babble#唠叨;说话不清
3. 公开宣称：avouch 主张 |avow 公开宣称 | await 等待
4. 承认：avouchment 断言 |avow 承认 |avowable 可承认的
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.
But whatever the danger, Christ's followers must avow their principles.
但不论遭何危险, 跟从基督的人必须承认自己的信仰.
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 ).
Not our subiects, nor by vs any way to be advowed.
出自：R. Hakluyt