The bank announced its intention to bid...是什么意思？

The bank announced its intention to bid...

这家银行宣布了参加竞标的意向。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

bank

n. 银行，（条形的）堆，（河的）岸，库存；vt.& vi. 堆积，筑（堤），将（钱）存入银

例句
Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its staff.
每家银行都非常关注雇员的工作速度和无差错率。

announced

v. 宣布（ announce的过去式和过去分词 ），通知，广播，声称；

例句
The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

intention

n. 意图，目的，意向，意义，意旨，[医]愈合；

例句
Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university...
彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

bid

n. 出价，投标，努力争取，叫

例句
'Gentlemen, I bid you adieu.'
“先生们，告辞了。”