a long piece of cloth with a message on it that is carried between two poles or hung in a public place to show support for something 横幅;旗幡 

A huge banner over the street said ‘Welcome home’. 街道上的一面巨大横幅上写着“欢迎回家”。 Protesters carried a banner reading ‘Save our Wildlife’. 抗议者打着 “救救我们的野生生物” 字样的横幅。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesBanners demanded the leader's resignation. 横幅上写着要求总统辞职。 The demonstrators carried banners bearing various slogans. 示威者打着写有各种标语的横幅。 They marched forward with banners waving in the wind. 他们前进,旗帜随风飘扬。 A banner strung across the road read, ‘Welcome home, boys!’ 一面横幅横跨马路,上面写 :“欢迎回家,小伙子们!”
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + banner- drape
- hang
- hang out
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- hang
- flutter
- fly
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- ad
- headline
- year
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baniere, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to band ‘musical group’.