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n.祝贺,问候

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greeting


n
1 first words used on seeing sb or in writing to sb; expression or act with which sb is greeted 招呼; 书信开端的称呼; 问候; 欢迎
*`Hello!' and `Dear Sir' are greetings. `喂'和`敬启者'都是招呼用语.
* exchange, send greetings 互致、致以问候
* [attrib 作定语] a `greetings card, ie a decorative card sent at Christmas, on sb's birthday, etc 贺卡(圣诞节、某人生日等时赠送的装饰性卡片).
2 (idm 习语) the season's greetings => season.

greeting


n [U and C]
something you say or do when you meet someone
in greeting
 She raised her hand in greeting.
 I smiled a polite greeting, but the woman hardly acknowledged me.
 The two cousins exchanged greetings (=greeted each other) .
birthday/Christmas etc greetings
a message saying that you hope someone will be happy and healthy on their birthday, at Christmas etc
greetings!
old use used to say hello to someone
1. Be the first to extend your hand in greeting. Couple this with a friendly 'Hello', a nice smile, and your name and you have made the first step to open the lines of communication between you and another person.
    在问候别人时先伸出你的手,并伴着友善的“你好”和让人愉悦的微笑,再报上自己的名字,这样,你就在与另一个人开始交流的道路上走出了第一步。

2. Today Mary Engelbreit sells an astonishing 14 million greeting cards a year.
    如今,玛丽·恩格尔布赖特每年卖出的贺卡达1,400万张,这是个惊人的数字。

3. After that ill-fated trip to New York, Engelbreit sent a sample of her drawings to two greeting-card companies.
    那次倒霉的纽约之行后,恩格尔布赖特把她的画样寄给了两家贺卡公司。

4. She smiled faintly at him; it was a frigid greeting.
    她对他淡淡一笑, 那是一种冷漠的问候。

5. She smiled faintly at him; it was a frigid greeting.
    她对他淡淡一笑, 那是一种冷漠的问候。

6. Greeting cards seemed a come-down from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try.
    与自己所期望的相比,贺卡似乎太低微了。可是那个建议她却始终记在心上,而且决定试一试。

7. One woman in a housecoat was startled as I came around the corner of her house. At the sound of my greeting, she gathered her housecoat tightly about her and retreated quickly indoors.
    一个身着家居长便服的妇女,见我绕过她家的屋角,脸上露出惊讶之色。听到我向她打招呼,赶紧用衣服把自己严严实实地遮了起来,赶忙退进屋里。

8. One even suggested her drawings might be better suited to greeting cards.
    其中一家出版社甚至建议,她的画也许更适合于贺卡。

9. I usually spoke to them in passing. I'd wave at them and when they returned my wave, I would say a few words of greeting.
    顺便还与他们搭几句话。我向他们挥手,如果他们也向我挥手,我还与他们打招呼。

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