- to say hello to somebody in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere(打招呼)歡迎(某人的到來)
- welcome somebody They were at the door to welcome us.他們在門口迎接我們。
- to welcome a visitor/guest歡迎來訪者/客人
- welcome somebody to something It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.很高興歡迎您光臨舍下。
- welcome somebody + adv./prep. The whole family turned out to welcome him back.全家人都出來迎接他歸來。
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.歡迎(新來的人);迎新
- welcome somebody They welcomed the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm).他們熱烈歡迎這些新的志願者。
- We are always pleased to welcome new members.我們總是很高興歡迎新成員。
- welcome somebody to something We are delighted to welcome you to our company.非常歡迎你到我們公司來。
- welcome somebody into something The new immigrants have been welcomed into the community.新移民受到了社區的歡迎。
Extra Examples- The school is preparing to welcome the new intake of students.學校正在準備迎接新生。
- If you visit our town you will be warmly welcomed.你到我們的小鎮會受到熱烈的歡迎。
- He welcomed us into the club.他歡迎我們加入俱樂部。
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樂意接納;欣然接受
- to welcome a decision/move歡迎一項決定/行動
- Women's rights campaigners welcomed the news.女權運動者對這一消息表示歡迎。
- I warmly welcome this announcement.我熱烈歡迎這一宣布。
- We welcome the opportunity to work with the government to develop better services locally.我們歡迎有機會與政府合作,在本地發展更佳的服務。
- I'd welcome any suggestions.任何建議我都會愉快地聽取。
- In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed.總的來說,他們所作的這些變動都會被欣然接受。
- We welcome input from our readers.我們歡迎讀者的意見。
Extra Examples- Economists cautiously welcomed the president's initiative.經濟學家對總統的倡議反應謹慎。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative.外國銀行家和經濟學家對部長的倡議反應謹慎。
- Many companies have warmly welcomed these changes in legislation.許多公司都非常願意接受對立法所作的這些修改。
- The proposals have been widely welcomed.那些建議受到普遍的歡迎。
- We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.我們誠摯歡迎來自社會各界的申請。
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.