Despite avowed allegiance to the free market system, private businesses are among the strongest opponents of effluent charges.

Bidding is an effective method of transaction in market. Avow and equity is its feature. Purchasing Chinese Books by Public Bidding

招投标采购方法是市场经济下资源配置的有效手段，市场经济国家的大额采购活动基本上都是采用了招投标的方法，它具有公开、公平和公正的特点。中文图书采购招投标的实施

Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.

秘密的或隐藏的；没有公开实行或从事或表现或宣布的。

Made known or openly avowed.

使得知晓或者公开承认。

He is an avowed traditionalist and against reform of any kind.

他公开承认自己是一个传统主义者，反对任何类型的改革。

Lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed.

处于揭示的或公开宣称之外，尤指故意隐瞒的。

The avowed case for compassion has some superficial merit.

所谓的“出于同情”的确是有些许道理。

Avowed cargo enthusiast Alex Kasavin certainly doesn't think so.

酷爱工装裤的亚历克斯·卡萨文（Alex Kasavin）肯定不会这么认为。

He avowed himself the author of that book.

他公然宣称自己是那本书的作者。

It is my avowed hope that soon I may find a mistress for it.

我公开宣布我希望找一个女主人。

It's my avowed belief that nuclear weapons are wrong.

我坚决认为发展核武器是错误的。

Their avowed aim is to disrupt modern society.

他们公开宣布的目的是要瓦解现代社会。

Avow one's belief, faith, conviction, etc.

公开表示相信、信仰、服理等。

He avowed that he would never return.

他声明他决不回来了。

I avowed never to fly in a small plane again.

我发誓再也不坐飞机了。

He was a more than commonly candid English gentleman in his avowed dislike of the poet's nonsense, verbiage and verse.

他比一般无偏见的英国绅士更加公然地宣称：他讨厌诗人的言之无物、冗词赘语和咬文嚼字。

She was obliged to avow openly that she had been there.

她只得公开承认去过那里。

He's failed, gone bankrupt in his business at last.

他失败了, 他的事业最终破产.

The cement factory that employed many parents-and provided cement for the school-went bankrupt in 2002.

雇佣了很多家长,并为学校提供水泥的水泥厂在2002年倒闭了.

He was declared a bankrupt in 1991.

他在1991年被宣告破产.

But what cared I for delays or difficulties, Valentine, as long as you confessed that you loved me, and took pity on me? If you will only repeat that avowal now and then, I can endure anything.

我感谢你那句甜蜜的话，我只要求你能时时重复一下那句话，因为它可以使我忘掉其他的一切。