1[countableC, uncountableU] old-fashionedGOODBYE the action of saying goodbye 告别
Mourners gathered to bid farewell to the victims of the plane tragedy.
哀悼者来向空难受害者告别。
a farewell speech
告别演说
2farewell party/dinner/drink etcLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONa party or dinner that you have because someone is leaving a job, city etc 欢送派对/晚宴/酒会等
40 of her colleagues gathered for her farewell presentation.
40位同事来参加了她的欢送会。
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farewell party/dinner/drink etc• Worse awaited the Vietminh leader two evenings later, at a farewell dinnerorganized by Zhou.• A celebration, a farewell party.• On 8 August 1952 he and Joan gave a farewell party to Cambridge friends.• Kate's local women's group gives her a farewell party of disapprovalveiled by loyalty.• She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at ChampionSparkPlugs just before Paula went on maternity leave.• The farewell dinner is at the historicAbbeyTavern, located in the fishing village of Howth.
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farewell• A celebration, a farewellparty.• Some wept as they bid the popular Aristide farewell.• Disorganized capitalism remains capitalism, and they make it clear that they are not bidding farewell to the working class.• In January 1961, Eisenhower delivered his farewelladdress.• The finalsalute ... the Harriers say farewell to Kemble.• We were also very pleased to welcome back retiredemployees, , and, who returned for the farewell.
bid farewell to• Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's brightsmile and bid farewell to the genialinnkeepers.• On a sunnyFridayafternoon, the Open bid farewell to Nicklaus, to date the greatest golfer who has ever lived.• To the right lithographer Enid Randles bids farewell to friends and colleagues at EaglePottery after 15 years' service.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAREWELL | FAREWELL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fond深情告別➤emotional, tearful傷感告別;含淚告別▸➤sad悲傷離別▸➤silent沉默的告別◇I said a silent farewell to my home as I left for the city.動身前往那座城市時,我默默向故鄉告別。➤final, last最終的/最後的告別VERB + FAREWELL➤bid sb/sth, say, wish sb向⋯告別;道別;祝某人一路平安◇We bade them a final farewell.我們向他們作了最後的道別。➤wave揮手告別◇I waved farewell to my friends from the deck of the ship.我站在輪船甲板上向朋友們揮手告別。➤make作別◇The families made their farewells to each other.這幾家人互相道別。➤give sb送別某人◇The team was given an emotional farewell by a crowd of 500 000.多達 50 萬人的人群傷感地為球隊送別。➤exchange互相道別◇They exchanged fond farewells at the station.他們在車站相互深情告別。➤be道別◇Is this farewell or will we see each other again?我們就此作別還是會再見面?FAREWELL + NOUN➤appearance告別露面◇This famous warplane is about to make its farewell appearance.這架著名的軍用飛機將最後一次亮相。➤address, speech告別演說/演講▸➤ceremony, concert, performance, tour告別儀式/音樂會/演出/巡演◇the band's farewell tour該樂隊的告別巡演➤dinner, party告別晚宴;歡送會▸➤gift, present道別禮物➤letter, note告別信;告別留言◇a farewell letter to my family寫給我的家人的告別信➤kiss吻別◇Let me give her a farewell kiss.讓我和她吻別吧。PREPOSITION➤in farewell道別◇He raised his hand in farewell.他舉手道別。➤farewell to向⋯道別◇She was sorry to bid farewell to Portugal.她捨不得離開葡萄牙。