- [countable]
a spoken or written statement that informs people about something (一项)公告,布告,通告 to make an announcement 发表公告 a formal/an official/a public announcement 正式的/官方的/公开的公告 The campaign will run public service announcements on radio stations around the country. 这场运动将在全国各地的广播电台播放公益广告。 We welcome the recent announcement by the Government. 我们欢迎政府最近的宣布。 Announcements of births, marriages and deaths appear in some newspapers. 有些报纸刊登出生、结婚、死亡通告。 Today's announcement of a peace agreement came after weeks of discussion. 经过几周的讨论之后,今天公布了和平协议。 An announcement about her future is expected soon. 预计很快会有关于她的未来的公告。 We saw an announcement in the national newspaper. 我们在全国性报纸上看到一则公告。
Synonyms statementstatement- comment
- announcement
- remark
- declaration
- observation
- statement something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion, often in a formal way:
A government spokesperson made a statement to the press. 政府发言人向新闻界发表了一份声明。
- comment something that you say or write that gives an opinion on something or is a response to a question about a particular situation:
She made helpful comments on my work. 她对我的工作提出了有益的意见。
- announcement a spoken or written statement that informs people about something:
the announcement of a peace agreement 和平协议公告
- remark something that you say or write that gives an opinion or thought about somebody/something:
He made a number of rude remarks about the food. 他对这食物作了许多无礼的评论。
- declaration (rather formal) an official or formal statement, especially one that states an intention, belief or feeling, or that gives information:
the declaration of war 宣战
- observation (rather formal
) a comment, especially one based on something you have seen, heard or read: 尤指根据所见、所闻、所读而作的评论: He began by making a few general observations about the report. 开头他先对这个报告作了几点概括性的评论。
comment, remark or observation? A comment can be official or private. A remark can be made in public or private but is always unofficial and the speaker may not have considered it carefully. An observation is unofficial but is usually more considered than a remark.Patterns用 comment、remark 还是 observation? - a(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation about something
- a(n) statement/comment/observation on something
- a(n) public/official statement/comment/announcement/declaration
- to make a(n) statement/comment/announcement/remark/declaration/observation
- to issue a(n) statement/announcement/declaration
Extra ExamplesHe wanted to delay the announcement until after the holidays. 他想将通告推迟到假期结束后发布。 His resignation follows a disappointing earnings announcement by the company. 公司发布了令人失望的盈利情况公告后,他辞职了。 In an announcement to Parliament, the minister said that the peace negotiations would continue. 在给议会的通告中,部长说和谈还将继续。 Phillips issued his surprise announcement after two hours of talks. 经过两个小时的会谈后,菲利普斯发布了他惊人的通告。 The announcement of further job losses comes at a bad time. 还有更多的人会失业这一通告来得真不是时候。 They placed public-service announcements on TV about bullying. 他们在电视上发布了有关霸凌的重要通告。 We are still awaiting an announcement on the possible closure of the plant. 我们仍然在等待工厂可能关闭的通知。 We heard a security announcement. 我们听到了安全通告。 We will make a formal announcement tomorrow. 我们明天将正式宣布通告。 an announcement from the president 总统的通告
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- official
- public
- …
- issue
- make
- greet
- …
- come
- in an/the announcement
- announcement about
- announcement by
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of publicly informing people about something (指行动)宣布,宣告