a public and typically formal statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention 宣告,通告 the minister was about to make an announcement. 部长马上就要作出宣布。 a policy announcement. 政策通告。 ■[mass noun]the action of making such a statement 宣告,通告 the announcement of the decision of the European Parliament. 欧洲议会决议的通告。 ■a notice appearing in a newspaper or public place and announcing something such as a birth, death, or marriage (报纸或公共场所刊出的诸如生死、婚嫁的)布告,启事 an announcement is appearing in the Morning Post tomorrow. 明天的《晨报》将刊出通告。 ■a statement of information given over a public address system (通过广播作的)布告,通知