greeting

美 [ˈɡriːtɪŋ]英 [ˈɡriːtɪŋ]
  • n.问候;迎接;招呼;致意;贺词;祝词;问候的话
  • v.迎接;欢迎;映入…的眼帘;(以某种方式)对…作出反应;和(某人)打招呼(或问好);传入…的耳中(或鼻中)
  • greet的现在分词

复数: greetings

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noun

1

问候;招呼;迎接;致意
something that you say or do to greet sb

She waved a friendly greeting.

她友好地挥手致意。

They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.

他们相互致意后便坐下吃午饭。

He raised his hand in greeting .

他举手致意。

2

问候的话;祝词;贺词
a message of good wishes for sb's health, happiness, etc.

Christmas/birthday, etc. greetings

圣诞、生日等祝词

My mother sends her greetings to you all.

我母亲向你们大家问好。

习语

used at Christmas to wish sb an enjoyable holiday

greeting

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 问候;招呼;致意
    A greeting is something friendly that you say or do when you meet someone.

    His greeting was familiar and friendly...

    他的问候让人觉得随意又亲切。

  • 2
    CONVENTION (旧时的)祝词,贺词,问候语
    'Greetings' is an old-fashioned greeting.

noun

1
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Synonym: salutation

数据来源:WordNet

  1. He raised a hand in greeting .

    他挥挥手打了个招呼。

  2. He raised his hand in greeting .

    他举起手来打招呼。

  3. She floated down the steps to greet us .

    她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。

  4. He rushed to greet her , sweeping his arms wide .

    他张开双臂舞动着,冲过去迎接她。

  5. He bounced across the room to greet them .

    他兴奋地冲过房间去迎接他们。

  6. They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch .

    他们相互致意后便坐下吃午饭。

  7. She waved a friendly greeting .

    她友好地挥手致意。

  8. We 've come to see you , so you could at least stand and greet us properly

    我们都来看你了,你至少应该起身得体地打个招呼。

  9. She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school .

    她喜欢呆在家里迎接放学回家的史蒂夫。

  10. Tom nodded a greeting but didn 't say anything

    汤姆点头致意,但什么都没说。

  11. By and large , the papers greet the government 's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism .

    总体上,报界对政府的新政策文件将信将疑。

  12. Livy thought Caroline 's greeting seemed a little restrained .

    莉薇觉得卡罗琳的问候似乎有些不冷不热。

  13. They exchanged greetings , compared notes on their wives and families , and finally got down to business .

    他们互致问候,聊了聊家常,然后才言归正传。

  14. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic

    她的问候一点都不热情。

  15. His greeting was familiar and friendly

    他的问候让人觉得随意又亲切。

  16. He nodded greetings to Mary Ann and Michael and shook hands with Burke

    他向玛丽·安及迈克尔点头致意,并和伯克握了手。

  17. He looked at Livy and Mark , who had risen to greet him .

    他看着站起来跟他打招呼的莉薇和马克。

  18. Sumner would greet us with frowns and grimaces , doing his best to express wordless disapproval

    萨姆纳会冲我们皱眉,做苦脸,竭力表示他无言的反对。

  19. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting .

    她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。

  20. They exchanged greetings

    他们互致问候。

  21. You needn 't worry ; I 'll be ready to greet them . Meanwhile I 'm off to discuss the Fowler 's party with Felix .

    你不必担心,我会招呼他们的。其间,我还要去跟费利克斯商量一下福勒举办聚会的事。

  22. I greet you in the name of the Prime Minister .

    我代表首相前来迎接您。

  23. He came up to greet me .

    他走过来跟我打招呼。

  24. Tom gave us a cheery greeting .

    汤姆愉快地跟我们打招呼。

  25. The child is shy and doesn 't like to greet people .

    这孩子腼腆,不爱叫人。

  26. He didn 't even return my greeting .

    他甚至不答理我。

  27. She exchanged a few words of greeting with the guests .

    她同客人寒喧了几句。

  28. They had an exchange of greetings .

    彼此客套了几句。

  29. On all sides , verdant sunset-bathed hills greet the eye .

    满目青山夕照明。

  30. The weasel goes to pay his respects to the hen -- not with the best of intentions . ; A weasel giving new year 's greetings to a hen has ulterior motives .

    黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。

greeting salute 【导航词义:招呼,致意】
greeting v. 问候,招呼
〔辨析〕

指见面时的问候,可以是言语或行为,含友好之意。

〔例证〕

Tom gave us a cheery greeting.

汤姆愉快地跟我们打招呼。

He raised his hand in greeting.

他举起手来打招呼。

salute v. 致意,致敬,敬礼
〔辨析〕

指向某人或某事物表示的祝贺、敬意等,或指军人的敬礼。

〔例证〕

His first words were a salute to the organizers.

他的头几句话是向组织者表示敬意。

She waved in salute.

她挥手致意。

The soldiers stood to attention at the salute.

士兵们立正敬礼。

  • 习语

n.

season's greetings

圣诞快乐(圣诞节祝贺语)
used at Christmas to wish sb an enjoyable holiday

同义词

n.

salute