greet

verb

/ɡriːt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they greet	/ɡriːt/ /ɡriːt/
he / she / it greets	/ɡriːts/ /ɡriːts/
past simple greeted	/ˈɡriːtɪd/ /ˈɡriːtɪd/
past participle greeted	/ˈɡriːtɪd/ /ˈɡriːtɪd/
-ing form greeting	/ˈɡriːtɪŋ/ /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

to say hello to somebody or to welcome them和（某人）打招呼（或问好）；欢迎；迎接
- greet somebody He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived.客人到达时他都热情接待。
- The winning team was greeted by cheering crowds.获胜的队伍受到欢呼的人群迎接。
- greet somebody with something She greeted us with a smile.她微笑着向我们打招呼。
see also meet-and-greet, meet and greet
- She greeted him with a quick kiss.她一见面就快速吻了他一下。
- Stella greeted her mother coolly.斯特拉冷淡地跟她的母亲打了个招呼。
- The head teacher greeted all the pupils by name.校长叫了每个学生的名字以示迎候。
- The president rose to greet his guests.总统起身迎接客人。
- The two men greeted one another warmly.两个人亲切地互相问候。
- You must be there to greet your guests.你一定要去迎接客人。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- cheerfully
- enthusiastically
- warmly
- …
verb + greet
- be there to
- be waiting to
- come to
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- greet somebody by name
[often passive] to react to somebody/something in a particular way（以某种方式）对…作出反应
- greet somebody/something Loud cheers greeted the news.这消息受到热烈欢呼。
- be greeted with something The changes were greeted with suspicion.这些变革受到人们的怀疑。
- be greeted as something The team's win was greeted as a major triumph.这个队获胜被看成是一个重大的胜利。
- The news was greeted with astonishment.这则消息令人颇为震惊。
- The announcement was greeted angrily by the workers.工人对这一通告义愤填膺。
- Loud cheers greeted the athletes.运动员迎来热烈欢呼。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- enthusiastically
- coolly
preposition
- with
[usually passive] (of sights, sounds or smells景象、声音或气味) to be the first thing that you see, hear or smell at a particular time映入…的眼帘；传入…的耳中（或鼻中）
- be greeted by something When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion.她打开门，一片混乱不堪的景象呈现在她的眼前。

词源Old English grētan ‘approach, attack, or salute’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeten and German grüssen ‘greet’.