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单词 announce
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Definition of announce in English:

announce

verbəˈnaʊnsəˈnaʊns
  • 1reporting verb Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

    with clause the President's office announced that the siege would be lifted
    with object he announced his retirement from international football
    with direct speech ‘I have a confession to make,’ she announced
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In recent days around 70 specialists have quit or announced their intention to quit public hospital positions.
    • The simple fact of announcing his intention to proclaim emancipation back in September had created more public anger than Lincoln had anticipated.
    • The Communications Minister Daryl Williams issued a statement only, announcing the changes and welcoming them.
    • Confirmation of this fact was announced by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
    • Lisa, 26, had booked her wedding before Mr Holt announced his intention to retire.
    • The statement also announced that a public hearing should be held to hear suggestions concerning the ongoing conservation of the park.
    • Mandela has cut back significantly on public appearances since announcing his formal retirement in June to spend more time with his family.
    • The man who chose, on the evening his party conference ended, to announce his intentions on television, sees himself as a president, not as a party leader.
    • When the Crown Office announced the move, its statement failed to declare the men's innocence.
    • Tesco, which bought the One Stop chain nearly two years ago, announced its intention in May to close the post office as it needed more retail space.
    • In a surprise statement last week, the European Commission announced its intention to water down the rules.
    • Could this attack on their credibility be related to the fact that they've announced that he's unfit to serve as president?
    • As a matter of fact I had announced my intentions of stepping down after the World Cup at a press conference before we left for South Africa.
    • Two well-known shopkeepers in Kirkby Lonsdale have announced their intention to retire from their traditional village shop.
    • ‘There is a determination to debate difficult issues in public at an early stage, rather than announcing policies as accomplished facts’.
    • This is his fifth and final World Cup, as he has announced his retirement and intention to spend more time with family.
    • In his first public statement since announcing his retirement from sumo, Musashimaru said Sunday he was unable to uphold the responsibility of a grand champion.
    • Yet so disillusioned was he with the direction of the side under John Hart that he announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.
    • Taylor was to address a joint session of Congress yesterday to officially declare his intention to resign and announce a successor.
    • In a statement issued last week announcing his intention to voluntarily report to the U.S. military, Jenkins said he had intended to surrender since the day he arrived in Japan.
    Synonyms
    make public, make known, report, issue a statement about, declare, state, set forth, give out, put out, post, notify, give notice of, publicize, broadcast, publish, advertise, circulate, proclaim, promulgate, trumpet, noise abroad
    disclose, reveal, divulge, intimate
    informal shout something from the rooftops
    literary blazon abroad
    rare preconize
    1. 1.1 Make known the arrival of (a guest) at a formal social occasion.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We reached our destination on the side of the dance floor and watched as the other people were announced.
      • In that episode, Newhart hosts a cable TV show and announces a guest who brings on what he describes as ‘the smallest horse in the world.’
      • Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
      • For reasons you'll understand, we didn't want to announce our next guest ahead of time.
      • The butler announced the arrival of the Archers' dinner guests for that evening.
      • After she had told her tear-jerking story, they announced the second guest: George and the priest.
      • Today, for example, I had to announce a guest conductor - the esteemed Henry Chas.
      • The servant preceded him into the receiving hall and Dar heard him announce the guest.
      • We will meet with the elders at the pavilion and they will then recognize you and announce you to the villagers.
      • I walked through the door as Toby started to announce the next guest.
      • We're going to be announcing some special guests - is that enough of a clue?
      • You could hear the faint sounds of the fans in the stadium and the announcer announcing us over the intercom.
      • I picked up my guitar and walked off the stage as they announced the next person.
      Synonyms
      introduce, present, name
      usher in
    2. 1.2 Give information about (transport) in a station or airport via a public address system.
      they were announcing her train
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was the sound of a woman announcing all flights to Tokyo in the background and Eden's eyes widened in understanding.
      • They announce the next station, and the train begins to slow down.
      • At the end, the heroes walk triumphantly into the sunset, while some kind of outdoor PA system announces that the ozone layer came back.
      • Distantly he heard the intercom in the spaceport announce the shuttle was now disengaging maglocks, and any personnel not on board would have to catch the next flight.
      • Even though the speaker system was obviously working so well, the destination station was not announced.
      • Normally this happens at a regional airport after they've announced your flight has been delayed for a few hours.
      • And as she spoke the man who all day long announces on the station that he is sorry to say that a train is running late said he was sorry to say that the 10.25 to Manchester Airport was running five minutes late.
      Synonyms
      signal, indicate, be an indication of, signify, give notice of, herald, proclaim
      warn of, foretell, augur, portend
      literary betoken, harbinger

Origin

Late 15th century: from French annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- 'to' + nuntiare 'declare, announce' (from nuntius 'messenger').

  • The base of announce is Latin nuntius ‘messenger’ (also the base of nuncio (early 16th century) a papal ambassador). From the same root come annunciation (Middle English) ‘act of announcing’; denounce (Middle English) with de- having a negative sense; pronounce (Late Middle English) from pro- ‘out, forth’; renounce (Late Middle English) from re- (expressing reversal); and enunciate (mid 16th century) ‘announce clearly’ from e- (a variant of ex-) ‘out’.

Rhymes

bounce, denounce, flounce, fluid ounce, jounce, mispronounce, ounce, pounce, pronounce, renounce, trounce
 
 

Definition of announce in US English:

announce

verbəˈnounsəˈnaʊns
  • 1reporting verb Make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

    with clause the president's office announced that the state of siege would be lifted
    with object he announced his retirement from football
    with direct speech “I have a confession to make,” she announced
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lisa, 26, had booked her wedding before Mr Holt announced his intention to retire.
    • This is his fifth and final World Cup, as he has announced his retirement and intention to spend more time with family.
    • In a statement issued last week announcing his intention to voluntarily report to the U.S. military, Jenkins said he had intended to surrender since the day he arrived in Japan.
    • ‘There is a determination to debate difficult issues in public at an early stage, rather than announcing policies as accomplished facts’.
    • Confirmation of this fact was announced by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
    • As a matter of fact I had announced my intentions of stepping down after the World Cup at a press conference before we left for South Africa.
    • Tesco, which bought the One Stop chain nearly two years ago, announced its intention in May to close the post office as it needed more retail space.
    • Two well-known shopkeepers in Kirkby Lonsdale have announced their intention to retire from their traditional village shop.
    • The man who chose, on the evening his party conference ended, to announce his intentions on television, sees himself as a president, not as a party leader.
    • In his first public statement since announcing his retirement from sumo, Musashimaru said Sunday he was unable to uphold the responsibility of a grand champion.
    • In recent days around 70 specialists have quit or announced their intention to quit public hospital positions.
    • Taylor was to address a joint session of Congress yesterday to officially declare his intention to resign and announce a successor.
    • The statement also announced that a public hearing should be held to hear suggestions concerning the ongoing conservation of the park.
    • In a surprise statement last week, the European Commission announced its intention to water down the rules.
    • Mandela has cut back significantly on public appearances since announcing his formal retirement in June to spend more time with his family.
    • The simple fact of announcing his intention to proclaim emancipation back in September had created more public anger than Lincoln had anticipated.
    • Could this attack on their credibility be related to the fact that they've announced that he's unfit to serve as president?
    • When the Crown Office announced the move, its statement failed to declare the men's innocence.
    • The Communications Minister Daryl Williams issued a statement only, announcing the changes and welcoming them.
    • Yet so disillusioned was he with the direction of the side under John Hart that he announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.
    Synonyms
    make public, make known, report, issue a statement about, declare, state, set forth, give out, put out, post, notify, give notice of, publicize, broadcast, publish, advertise, circulate, proclaim, promulgate, trumpet, noise abroad
    1. 1.1with object Make known the arrival or imminence of (a guest or a meal) at a formal social occasion.
      dinner was announced
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In that episode, Newhart hosts a cable TV show and announces a guest who brings on what he describes as ‘the smallest horse in the world.’
      • The servant preceded him into the receiving hall and Dar heard him announce the guest.
      • For reasons you'll understand, we didn't want to announce our next guest ahead of time.
      • We reached our destination on the side of the dance floor and watched as the other people were announced.
      • I picked up my guitar and walked off the stage as they announced the next person.
      • I walked through the door as Toby started to announce the next guest.
      • Today, for example, I had to announce a guest conductor - the esteemed Henry Chas.
      • We're going to be announcing some special guests - is that enough of a clue?
      • Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
      • After she had told her tear-jerking story, they announced the second guest: George and the priest.
      • We will meet with the elders at the pavilion and they will then recognize you and announce you to the villagers.
      • The butler announced the arrival of the Archers' dinner guests for that evening.
      • You could hear the faint sounds of the fans in the stadium and the announcer announcing us over the intercom.
      Synonyms
      introduce, present, name
    2. 1.2with object Give information about (transportation) in a station or airport via a public address system.
      they were announcing her train
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Distantly he heard the intercom in the spaceport announce the shuttle was now disengaging maglocks, and any personnel not on board would have to catch the next flight.
      • They announce the next station, and the train begins to slow down.
      • Even though the speaker system was obviously working so well, the destination station was not announced.
      • And as she spoke the man who all day long announces on the station that he is sorry to say that a train is running late said he was sorry to say that the 10.25 to Manchester Airport was running five minutes late.
      • At the end, the heroes walk triumphantly into the sunset, while some kind of outdoor PA system announces that the ozone layer came back.
      • There was the sound of a woman announcing all flights to Tokyo in the background and Eden's eyes widened in understanding.
      • Normally this happens at a regional airport after they've announced your flight has been delayed for a few hours.
      Synonyms
      signal, indicate, be an indication of, signify, give notice of, herald, proclaim

Origin

Late 15th century: from French annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- ‘to’ + nuntiare ‘declare, announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).

 
 
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