salute
verb- [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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- crisply
- sharply
- smartly
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- with
- [transitive] salute somebody/something (formal)
to show that you respect and admire somebody/something synonym acknowledge致敬;表示敬意 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- crisply
- sharply
- smartly
- …
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut.