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8．After a short discussion，they determined to delayannouncing（announce） the news to the public．

分析 简短的讨论之后，他们决定推迟向公众公布这个消息．

解答 86．announcing，考查动词短语的搭配，delay doing sth．"推迟做某事"，因此使用动名词形式announcing．

点评 此题考查固定搭配，在平时的学习中，对某些动词短语要多加以积累．

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