salute

verb

/səˈluːt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they salute	/səˈluːt/ /səˈluːt/
he / she / it salutes	/səˈluːts/ /səˈluːts/
past simple saluted	/səˈluːtɪd/ /səˈluːtɪd/
past participle saluted	/səˈluːtɪd/ /səˈluːtɪd/
-ing form saluting	/səˈluːtɪŋ/ /səˈluːtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to touch the side of your head with the fingers of your right hand to show respect, especially in the armed forces（尤指军队中）敬礼
- The sergeant stood to attention and saluted.中士立正敬礼。
- salute somebody/something to salute the flag/an officer向旗帜／长官敬礼
Topics War and conflictc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- crisply
- sharply
- smartly
- …
preposition
- with
[transitive] salute somebody/something (formal) to show that you respect and admire somebody/something致敬；表示敬意 synonym acknowledge
- The players saluted the fans before leaving the field.球员在退场前向球迷致意。
- The president saluted the courage of those who had fought for their country.总统对那些为国战斗者的英勇精神表示敬意。
- He saluted Pippa with a graceful bend of his head.他很潇洒地朝皮帕点头致意。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- crisply
- sharply
- smartly
- …
preposition
- with

词源late Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut.

salute

noun

/səˈluːt/

Idioms

[countable] the action of raising your right hand to the side of your head as a sign of respect, especially between soldiers and officers（尤指士兵和军官之间的）敬礼
- He returned the salute as he passed the line of guards.他走过卫兵队伍时还了礼。
- The Admiral snapped a sharp salute.舰队司令利落地敬了个军礼。
- The sentry gave a smart salute and waved us on.哨兵敬了个利落的军礼，挥手示意我们继续前进。
Topics War and conflictc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- military
- naval
- fascist
- …
verb + salute
- give (somebody)
- snap
- throw
- …
[countable, uncountable] a thing that you say or do to show that you respect and admire somebody/something or to welcome somebody致敬；致意
- He raised his hat as a friendly salute.他举帽亲切致意。
- salute to somebody/something His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa.他开口首先向南非人民致敬。
- The occasion was organized as a salute to a century of change.这一活动是为了向一个世纪的变革致敬。
- in salute They all raised their glasses in salute.他们都举杯致意。
- salute from somebody The retiring editor received a special salute from the local newspaper.那位即将退休的编辑获得了这家地方报社的特别致敬。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- last
- 21-gun
- …
preposition
- in salute
- salute from
- salute to
- …
[countable] an official occasion when guns are fired into the air to show respect for an important person鸣礼炮；鸣炮致敬
- a 21-gun salute鸣炮 21 响的礼仪
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- last
- 21-gun
- …
preposition
- in salute
- salute from
- salute to
- …

词源late Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut.

Idioms

take the salute

when an officer or important person takes the salute, soldiers walk past him or her saluting and the officer salutes back敬礼：当军官或重要人物敬礼时，士兵们经过他或她的敬礼，军官向后敬礼
- The Queen took the salute as the guardsmen marched past.卫兵队列经过时，女王接受了他们的敬礼。