- to say hello to somebody in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere(打招呼)欢迎(某人的到来)
- welcome somebody They were at the door to welcome us.他们在门口迎接我们。
- to welcome a visitor/guest欢迎来访者/客人
- welcome somebody to something It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.很高兴欢迎您光临舍下。
- welcome somebody + adv./prep. The whole family turned out to welcome him back.全家人都出来迎接他归来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + welcome- be delighted to
- be pleased to
- prepare to
- …
prepositionphrases- look forward to welcoming somebody
- welcome somebody with open arms
See full entry - to be pleased that somebody has come or has joined an organization, activity, etc.欢迎(新来的人);迎新
- welcome somebody They welcomed the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm).他们热烈欢迎这些新的志愿者。
- We are always pleased to welcome new members.我们总是很高兴欢迎新成员。
- welcome somebody to something We are delighted to welcome you to our company.非常欢迎你到我们公司来。
- welcome somebody into something The new immigrants have been welcomed into the community.新移民受到了社区的欢迎。
Extra Examples- The school is preparing to welcome the new intake of students.学校正在准备迎接新生。
- If you visit our town you will be warmly welcomed.你到我们的小镇会受到热烈的欢迎。
- He welcomed us into the club.他欢迎我们加入俱乐部。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + welcome- be delighted to
- be pleased to
- prepare to
- …
prepositionphrases- look forward to welcoming somebody
- welcome somebody with open arms
See full entry - welcome something to be pleased to receive or accept something乐意接纳;欣然接受
- to welcome a decision/move欢迎一项决定/行动
- Women's rights campaigners welcomed the news.女权运动者对这一消息表示欢迎。
- I warmly welcome this announcement.我热烈欢迎这一宣布。
- We welcome the opportunity to work with the government to develop better services locally.我们欢迎有机会与政府合作,在本地发展更佳的服务。
- I'd welcome any suggestions.任何建议我都会愉快地听取。
- In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed.总的来说,他们所作的这些变动都会被欣然接受。
- We welcome input from our readers.我们欢迎读者的意见。
Extra Examples- Economists cautiously welcomed the president's initiative.经济学家对总统的倡议反应谨慎。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative.外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。
- Many companies have warmly welcomed these changes in legislation.许多公司都非常愿意接受对立法所作的这些修改。
- The proposals have been widely welcomed.那些建议受到普遍的欢迎。
- We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.我们诚挚欢迎来自社会各界的申请。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- especially
- greatly
- …
phrases- be generally welcomed
- be universally welcomed
- be widely welcomed
- …
See full entry Word OriginOld English wilcuma ‘a person whose coming is pleasing’, wilcumian (verb), from wil- ‘desire, pleasure’ + cuman ‘come’. The first element was later changed to wel- ‘well’, influenced by Old French bien venu or Old Norse velkominn.