salutation

英 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌsæljuˈteɪʃn]

n.  招呼; 致意; 打招呼; 致意的动作; (信函中如Dear Sir之类的)称呼语

复数：salutations　

GRE

BNC.33246 / COCA.26613

牛津词典

noun

• 招呼；致意；打招呼；致意的动作
  something that you say to welcome or say hello to sb; the action of welcoming or saying hello to sb
• （信函中如Dear Sir之类的）称呼语
  the words that are used in a letter to address the person you are writing to, for example ‘Dear Sir’

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 招呼;致意
  Salutationor asalutationis a greeting to someone.
  1. Jackson nodded a salutation...
     杰克逊点头打招呼。
  2. The old man moved away, raising his hand in salutation.
     老人一边举手致意一边走远了。
• (书信开头的)称呼语
  Thesalutationof a letter is the phrase that is used at the beginning of it, such as 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Mr Rodd'.

英英释义

noun

• word of greeting used to begin a letter
• (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
  Synonym:greeting
• an act of honor or courteous recognition
  1. a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
  Synonym:salute

双语例句

• They came in the silence of hunger, and scarce growled a salutation, but fell instantly to meat.
  他们饥肠辘辘，默默地几乎谁也不招呼谁，马上动手吃起肉来。
• Such is the salutation to the dawn.
  这就是你对黎明的敬礼。
• This was a kind of salutation to the whole assembly.
  他是在对整个集体打招呼。
• The initial parts of all formal addresses contain salutation and courteous references.
  众所周知，所有正式发言的开始部分都有致意和礼节性的内容。
• They heard her voice raised in lively salutation.
  他们听到她抬高了嗓门欢快地同人打招呼。
• Without speaking or giving any kind of salutation, Martin went out, closing the door silently behind him.
  马丁一言不发，也没有打什么招呼，就走了出去，悄悄地随手关上了门。
• Besides, a memorandum does not need a salutation and complimentary close.
  另外，备忘录中通常不用称呼及结尾敬语。
• Applaud in salutation properly when enjoying art performances or contests.
  观看演出，比赛适度鼓掌致意。
• The blogosphere has been inundated with people mocking the new salutation and proposing alternative greetings.
  博客世界里充满了人们对这种新问候语的嘲弄和其他供选择的问候语的建议。
• In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out.
  在我对你的膜拜中，我的上帝，让我在你的脚下。