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- farewell [,fεə'wεl]
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1.
sentence substitute
goodbye; adieu
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2.
n
a parting salutation
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3.
n
an act of departure; leave-taking
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4.
n
[modifier]
expressing leave-taking
- a farewell speech
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5.
vt.
[tr]
[Austral and NZ]
to honour (a person) at his departure, retirement, etc
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1.
sentence substitute
goodbye; adieu
Examples
- bid farewell to your friends
- 向你的朋友告别 → bid
- a farewell gesture
- 告别的手势 → farewell
- to wave farewell
- 挥手告别 → wave
- to bid sb farewell/goodnight
- [frm] 向某人道别/说晚安 → bid
- to bid sb farewell
- 向某人告别 → farewell
- to bid farewell → bid
- a farewell speech → farewell
- 告别拜会
- farewell call → 拜会
- 挥手告别
- wave farewell → 告别
- 两人拱手作别，互道珍重。
- The two men bid farewell to each other with a cupped-hand salute, each asking the other to take good care of himself. → 拱手
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