They openly declare themselves as atheists.是什么意思？

They openly declare themselves as atheists.

他们公开宣布自己是无神论者.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

openly

adv. 公开地，公然地，直率地，当众；

例句
They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate...
他们看起来非常恩爱，柔情蜜意溢于言表。

declare

vt. 宣布，声明，声称，申报，[法]供述；vi. 声明，发表宣言，宣称；

例句
The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire...
政府准备宣布永久性停火。

themselves

pron. 他[她，它]们自己，他们亲自，“himself”的复数，“herself”的复数；

例句
Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
大多数军官及士兵在整个战斗中表现出色。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

atheists

N-COUNT 无神论者；