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  • Conjugation : past  pronounced ; ing  pronouncing
  • Derivatives : n  pronouncer ; adj  pronounceable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pronounce [prə'nauns]
  1. 1. vt. [+word] [ name] 发音
  2. 2. vt. [+verdict] [ sentence] 宣布
  3. 3. vt. [frm] (opine) 断言
  4. 4. vi. [frm] to pronounce (up)on sth 就某事发表意见
    to pronounce sb fit/dead
    宣布某人康复/死亡
    to pronounce o.s. satisfied
    表示满意

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pronounce [prəʊˈnaʊns]
  1. 1. vt. 发……音,读,吐字
    I begin to pronounce the sequence of words and numbers.
    开始一些词和数字
    She pronounces French words in a funny way.
    她的法语发音可笑
  2. 2. vt. 判定断言,就……表态
    X-rays were taken and his condition was pronounced not serious.
    照了X光,医生断定他的病情严重
  3. 3. vt. 宣布声明
    She was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
    她刚被送到医院,就被确认死亡

Collins English-English Dictionary

pronounce [prə'naυns]
  1. 1. vb to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way
  3. 3. vt. [tr; may take a clause as object] to proclaim officially and solemnly
    I now pronounce you man and wife
  4. 4. vt. [when tr, may take a clause as object] to declare as one's judgment
    to pronounce the death sentence upon someone
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin pronuntiare to announce, from pro-1 + nuntiare to announce

Examples

to pronounce a man guilty
宣判某人有罪
His name is hard to pronounce, it's Arabic.
他的名字太难念了,是阿拉伯语。
to pronounce o.s. satisfied
表示满意
Certain words need to be tensed out to pronounce correctly.
有些词必须收紧口型才能发音准确。
Some of the consonants have a hard sound when you pronounce them.
有些辅音在发声时需要发硬腭音。
I don't want to pronounce on the solutions to that problem.
我不想对那个问题的解决方案发表意见。

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