announcement

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announcement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ noun

plural announcements

announcement

/əˈnaʊnsmənt/

noun

plural announcements

Learner's definition of ANNOUNCEMENT

[count] : a written or spoken statement that tells people about something : public or formal words that announce something公告；布告；通告

Many people were surprised by the government's announcement that there will be a cut in taxes.许多人对政府减税的公告感到惊讶。
I heard an announcement on the loudspeaker saying that the store was closing in 10 minutes.我听见扩音器里传来通知，说商店10分钟后将关门。
The company president made an announcement about the merger.公司总裁公布了合并的消息。
He asked us to pay attention because he had an important announcement to make.他让我们集中注意力，因为他有要事宣布。
I saw their wedding announcement in the newspaper.我在报纸上看到了他们的结婚启事。
Our program will pause now for a brief commercial announcement. [=a television or radio commercial]我们先插播一则广告，节目稍后继续。

[noncount] : the act of officially telling people about something : the act of announcing something宣布；宣告；通知

They have been very busy since the announcement of their wedding.自从宣布了结婚的消息以后，他们一直忙得不可开交。
We had to leave before the announcement of the winners. [=before the winners were announced]还没等到宣布获胜者名单，我们就不得不离开了。