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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- greet
[griːt]
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1.
vt.
[+person]
(welcome) 欢迎
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2.
vt.
[+announcement]
[ news]
(receive) 回应
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- greet
[griːt]
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1.
vt.
欢迎，迎接
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2.
vt.
致意，问候
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3.
vt.
回应，对……作出反应
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The president was greeted with catcalls.
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人们用嘘声来问候总统。
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4.
vt.
被觉察，使受到注意
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Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment.
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当他进入公寓时，迎接他的是巨大的音乐声。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- greet
[griːt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to meet or receive with expressions of gladness or welcome
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2.
vt.
to send a message of friendship to
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3.
vt.
to receive in a specified manner
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her remarks were greeted by silence
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4.
vt.
to become apparent to
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the smell of bread greeted him
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English gretan; related to Old High German gruozzen to address
- greet
[griːt]
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1.
vi.
[Scot]
[intr]
to weep; lament
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2.
n
weeping; lamentation
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3.
n
[Etymology]
from Old English gretan, northern dialect variant of grætan; compare Old Norse grata, Middle High German grazen
Examples
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A friendly face and a wealth of knowledge will greet you at that Tourist Information Centre.
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在旅客咨询中心，会有一个和蔼可亲而知识渊博的人问候并招待您。
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Both them had come out to greet their guest.
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他们两个都出来迎接客人。
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She would greet him with a stream of good-natured abuse.
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她会用一串善意的打骂来对待他。
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He leapt out of his office to greet the new postgraduates.
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他从办公室里冲了出来问候那些新的研究生。
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Mick leapt up from his chair to greet her with a kiss on each cheek.
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米克突然从椅子上站了起来，亲吻她的双颊以表问候。
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Tom gravely steps forward to greet us.
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汤姆庄严地走过来，向我们致意。
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他俩见面不打招呼，仿佛谁也不认得谁。
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The two of them never greet each other and behave as if they were strangers.
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