单词 | announcement |
释义 | announcementannouncement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1[countable] an important or official statement: The band might perform at the festival, but an official announcement has not yet been made.announcement about/of/on There will be an important announcement about new school regulations at the meeting.announcement that The announcement that the mayor is resigning comes as a surprise.announcement by/from A formal announcement by the president is expected later this week.2[uncountable] the act of telling people that something important is going to happen: announcement of The announcement of the cuts provoked demonstrations from the college’s students.3[countable] a small advertisement or statement in a newspaper: a wedding/birth/death announcement Their wedding announcement was in Sunday’s paper.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake/issue an announcement An announcement was issued to the employees, saying the company would be closing.hear an announcement Everyone was shocked when they heard the announcement.an announcement comes (=it happens) His announcement came after two days of peace talks.welcome an announcement (=say that you are pleased about it) Environmental groups welcomed the announcement.greet an announcement formal (=react to it in a particular way) The announcement was greeted with cheers.adjectives/nouns + announcementa formal announcement The senator made a formal announcement that he is running for president.an official announcement No official announcement is expected until next year.a surprise/unexpected/stunning announcement The boss made the unexpected announcement that she is retiring at the end of this year.an important announcement He said he had an important announcement to make.a public announcement He got in touch with me several days before the public announcement was made.a dramatic announcement (=sudden and important) The dramatic announcement came after a meeting on Tuesday.public service announcement (=a special message on television or radio, giving information about an important subject) They've produced several public service announcements about the risks of smoking. |
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