officially recognize [sth/sb], also UK: officially recognise [sth/sb]adv + vtr
(confer legal status)
正式承认 zhèng shì chéng rèn
Many Western countries have officially recognised Kosovo.
许多西方国家都已正式承认了科索沃。
officially recognize [sth/sb] as [sth], also UK: officially recognise [sth/sb] as [sth]v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."
(confer specific legal status)
将…正式承认为
British Sign Language was officially recognised as a language of the UK in 2003.