詞彙精選：announce的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
宣佈，宣告 [T]
例句：
I was picked on to announce the bad news.
偏偏選中我去宣佈這個壞消息。
例句：
They announced that she would give one extra song.
他們宣佈說她將再唱一首歌。
宣稱 [T]
例句：
Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.
彼得宣稱他無意在任何一所大學浪費時間。
宣佈（某人）到達；通報…的到來 [T]
例句：
Dinner was announced, and served.
已宣佈開飯了，菜都上齊了。
例句：
The servant announced Mr. and Mrs. Hunter.
僕人通報漢特夫婦駕到。
（廣播）通知 [I,T]
例句：
They announced his plane was delayed.
廣播通知他所乘的航班晚點了。
例句：
Please announce to the children that there will be no class this afternoon.
請通知孩子們今天下午不上課。
【美】宣佈參加競選 [I]
例句：
The senator announced for the presidency.
這位參議員宣佈參加競選總統。
二、詞義辨析：
announce,declare,proclaim,pronounce,advertise,broadcast,publish
這些動詞均含“宣佈，公開”之意。announce多指首次宣佈大家感興趣或可滿足大家好奇心的事情。 declare側重正式就某事清楚明白地宣佈。proclaim指官方宣佈重大事件或施政方針，語體比announce正式。pronounce詞義與announce,declare接近，但較多用於指法律判決方面的宣佈。advertise指通過文字和圖像資料等的反覆宣傳而引起公衆的注意，有時隱含令人不快或言過其實的意味。broadcast專指利用廣播或電視傳播消息或發表見解。publish專指通過報刊或其它媒介向公衆公佈事情。
三、參考例句：
I hope to announce the winner shortly.
我希望馬上宣佈勝利者的名字。
We rushed out to announce the news.
他衝出去宣佈這個消息。
I was picked on to announce the bad news.
偏偏選中我去宣佈這個壞消息。
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Smith.
我們悲傷地宣佈史密斯先生去世。
We regret to announce a further delay on this flight.
非常抱歉，本航班將會進一步延遲。
New York's governor has yet to announce his choice.
紐約州州長還沒有宣佈他的選擇。
We dashed off a letter to announce the news.
我們匆忙寫了一封信宣佈這消息。
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
他將在今晚宣佈辭職。
She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正計劃宣佈她和彼得訂婚一事。
The court has announce the award to disallow the claim.
仲裁庭已宣佈裁決，拒絕訴訟。
