denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (denouncing,denounced,denounces)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil. 谴责

  例：

  German leaders all took the opportunity to denounce the attacks and plead for tolerance.

  德国领导人们都藉此机会谴责这些攻击，并且恳请宽容。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you denounce someone who has broken a rule or law, you report them to the authorities. 告发

  例：

  They were at the mercy of informers who might at any moment denounce them.

  他们完全受那些随时可能告发他们的告密者的支配。