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PMZM5vTs8*wvXAYh。

She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.

她正計劃宣布她和彼得訂婚一事L.U]AS[ZZk];。

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IZYX7@Y0PUIYSR8(]。

'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iZx8TTViAbir&EJi。

（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()nGB;dWqsazJJ。

They announced his plane was delayed.

廣播通知他所乘的航班晚點了-)IMp+6FH([*gZ!%。

2、whittle down

逐漸減少;逐漸壓縮…的人數

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.

他已經逐漸將參加面試的人數由8人減少到2人ui;2%@#TM!8cPM!。

By September, they will have whittled the list down to a winner.

9月之前他們會從名單中確定出最后的贏家!dcdlX09^TpUWE_1HK(。