greeting

noun

1. 问候；招呼；迎接；致意
   something that you say or do to greet sb
   1. She waved a friendly greeting.
      她友好地挥手致意。
   2. They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.
      他们相互致意后便坐下吃午饭。
   3. 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.
   1. Christmas/birthday, etc. greetings
      圣诞、生日等祝词
   2. My mother sends her greetings to you all.
      我母亲向你们大家问好。

1. N-VAR 问候；招呼；致意
   A greeting is something friendly that you say or do when you meet someone.
   1. His greeting was familiar and friendly...
      他的问候让人觉得随意又亲切。
   2. They exchanged greetings...
      他们互致问候。
   3. He raised a hand in greeting.
      他挥挥手打了个招呼。
2. （旧时的）祝词，贺词，问候语
   'Greetings' is an old-fashioned greeting.

1. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
   她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。
2. His greeting was familiar and friendly
   他的问候让人觉得随意又亲切。
3. They exchanged greetings
   他们互致问候。
4. He raised a hand in greeting.
   他挥挥手打了个招呼。
5. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic
   她的问候一点都不热情。
6. Tom nodded a greeting but didn't say anything
   汤姆点头致意，但什么都没说。
7. 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。
8. She exchanged a few words of greeting with the guests.
   她同客人寒喧了几句。
9. He didn't even return my greeting.
   他甚至不答理我。
10. The trade unions are greeting the government's latest movement with strong opposition.
    面对政府的最新措施，工会予以坚决抵制。
11. As soon as he got out of the car, he went straight into the hall without greeting anyone.
    他一下车，一径走进大厅，没和别人打招呼。
12. Please give my greeting to miss macleod.
    请代我向麦克劳德小姐问候。
13. Toad was quite alarmed at this very serious and portentous style of greeting.
    癞哈蟆对这种异常严肃而又吉凶莫测的欢迎方式感到忐忑不安。
14. I nodded at him in greeting.
    我向他点头打招呼。
15. They spent$ 34 on socks, candy and greeting cards.
    他们花了34美元购买袜子、糖果和贺卡。
16. As I approached, she gave me a nod of greeting.
    我走近时，她对我点了点头打招呼。
17. This is a very delayed greeting and'Thank you'for your Christmas letter and the very generous gift which accompanied it.
    这是一个延迟的问候。谢谢你的圣诞信和非常慷慨的礼物。
18. I selected a lovely small greeting card.
    我选好了一张可爱的小贺卡。
19. Phone greeting: I can't type in what I want. I broke it.
    手机的问候语：我无法打出我想要的字句。我把它弄坏了。
20. When children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card.
    当孩子不能带他们参观了他们的父亲或晚餐，他们派出贺卡。
21. Let's greeting to it!
    给它打个招呼吧！
22. She made a heart-filled greeting card for her boyfriend.
    她为男友做了一张盛满了她心意的贺卡。
23. She said the daily greeting has become the custom, habit, and do not miss is immune.
    她说，每日的问候已成为了习惯，习惯了，不思念都难。
24. Her answer to my greeting was a smile.
    她以微笑回答我的问候。
25. I send you a Valentine greeting.
    让我送上情人节的祝福。
26. It's a surprise to get a greeting card from you after all this time.
    过了这么久，再接到你的贺卡，真是令人惊讶。
27. I sincere greeting you from Japan.
    我从日本向你致以真诚的问候。
28. I waved and called to her, and she returned my greeting.
    我向她挥手打招呼，她也对我报以问候。
29. Chandler: Are we greeting each other this way now?'Cause I like that.
    我们现在都这样和人打招呼了吗？因为我挺喜欢这样的。
30. You are my favorite instructor. I send you a Valentine greeting.
    你是我最喜欢的老师。让我送上情人节的祝福。

  greeting salute【导航词义：招呼，致意】

  greeting n. 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。

  salute n. 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。

n.

season's greetings

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

noun

1. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

   Synonym:    salutation