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greeting

/gree-ting/US // ˈgri tɪŋ //UK // (ˈɡriːtɪŋ) //

问候语,问候,问候词,打招呼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or words of a person who greets.
    • : a friendly message from someone who is absent: a greeting from a friend in another country.
    • : greetings, an expression of friendly or respectful regard: Send my greetings to your family.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounwelcome; message of kindness
Forms: greetings

Examples

  • Whether you buy a pack of these bread-shaped greeting cards or attach one to a gift, Food for Thoughts donates the cash equivalent of one peanut butter and jelly sandwich to hunger-fighting organizations.

  • Everyone being stuck inside and parents likely distracted by work is a recipe for kids getting into trouble — and now the holiday season, with its battery-filled gifts and even greeting cards, threatens to intensify the situation still further.

  • She added that nearly 300 Hawks employees were helping out by filling roles as varied as greeting voters and serving as poll workers alongside county employees.

  • At times I do not have the time to shop for a get well, sympathy or other type of greeting card.

  • Since then, several calls and texts to my sister and brother-in-law to extend birthday wishes — only messages with birthday greetings were left — have gone unanswered.

  • Or, after a surprise party greeting for Gloria goes awry, “Just a thought: maybe we should stop doing these.”

  • Clinton, meanwhile, spent several minutes greeting audience members along the rope line and posing for cellphone selfies.

  • Later she explains why typical forms of greeting in Sierra Leone, such as shaking hands and hugging, are no longer acceptable.

  • According to the recipient of his greeting, Patreese Johnson, he said, “I want some of that” and motioned to her crotch.

  • They accuse old friends and colleagues of terrible things, even if they do something simple like return a greeting on Facebook.

  • Tressan advanced to meet him, a smile of cordial welcome on his lips, and they bowed to each other in formal greeting.

  • In their greeting there seemed a taunting note as though they knew they had no more to fear from me and could be generous.

  • Garnache bowed to the lady, who returned his greeting by an inclination of the head, and his keen eyes played briskly over her.

  • But the next moment I found I was mistaken, for Ethne was holding out both hands to me in greeting.

  • She could only hear Beaudelet's voice; Robert had apparently not even spoken a word of greeting to his companion.