the act of saying goodbye to somebody 告别;辞行 She said her farewells and left. 她告别后就离开了。 Maria raised her hand in farewell. 玛丽亚举手告别。 a farewell party/drink, etc. 欢送会、惜别酒会等
Extra ExamplesI said a silent farewell to my home as I left for the city. 动身前往那座城市时,我默默向故乡告别。 I waved farewell to my friends from the deck of the ship. 我站在轮船甲板上向朋友们挥手告别。 Is this farewell or will we see each other again? 我们就此作别还是会再见面? Let me give her a farewell kiss. 让我和她吻别吧。 She was sorry to bid farewell to Portugal. 她舍不得离开葡萄牙。 The court dignitaries made their farewells to the emperor. 宫廷显贵向国王作别。 The families made their farewells to each other. 这几家人互相道别。 The team was given an emotional farewell by a crowd of 500 000. 多达 50 万人的人群伤感地为球队送别。 They exchanged fond farewells at the railway station. 他们在火车站台相互深情告别。 This famous warplane is about to make its farewell appearance. 这架著名的军用飞机将最后一次亮相。 We bade them a final farewell. 我们向他们作了最后的道别。 a farewell letter to my family 写给我的家人的告别信 the band's farewell tour 该乐队的告别巡演
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fond
- emotional
- tearful
- …
- bid somebody/something
- say
- wish somebody
- …
- appearance
- address
- speech
- …
- in farewell
- farewell to
Word Originlate Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well.