1、announce
宣布;宣告;公布
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
他將于今晚宣布辭職 。
She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正計劃宣布她和彼得訂婚一事 。
大聲宣告,鄭重地說(尤指令人不快之事)
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 。
'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.
“我要洗個澡然后上床睡覺,”她大聲說完便離開了房間 。
(機場或火車站工作人員通過揚聲器)播報,通知
Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy.
車站工作人員通過廣播告知火車到站了 。
They announced his plane was delayed.
廣播通知他所乘的航班晚點了 。
2、contract
合同;契約
The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.
這家公司贏得了一份極為重要的合同,參與建設歐洲最高的大廈 。
He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.
他簽下了一份為期7年的合同,年薪為15萬美元 。
簽合同,訂立契約(做某事)
You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.
你可以跟我們簽訂送貨合同 。
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.
波士頓美術博物館已經簽訂合同,將其部分藏品租借給日本一家博物館 。
(使)收縮;(使)縮小;(使)縮短
Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts.
血液在心臟收縮的時候從心臟流出 。
New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
新的研究表明,過量食用肉類和鹽可能會導致肌肉收縮 。