announce/ə'naʊns/

v. tell people about sth publicly or officially

v. [T] 宣布，宣告：[announce sth to sb] He announced the winner of the competition to an excited audience. 他向兴奋的观众宣布了比赛的获胜者。

◇[announce (to sb) (that) ...] The boss announced to the workers that the National Holiday would last seven days. 老板向工人们宣布国庆节放假7天。

◇[It is announced that ...] It was announced that an agreement had been reached. 据宣布，有一项协议已经达成。

构词an (= ad-) + nounce（说出）

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常犯错误

✗ The company announced its staff the plan.

✓ The company announced the plan to its staff. 公司向员工宣布了这项计划。