send-off

英 [ˈsend ɒf]

美 [ˈsend ɔːf]

n.  送行; 送别

牛津词典

noun

• 送行；送别
  an occasion when people come together to say goodbye to sb who is leaving

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 欢送会;送行;送别
  If a group of people give someone who is going away asend-off, they come together to say goodbye to them.
  1. All the people in the buildings came to give me a rousing send-off.
     大楼里所有的人都热情地来给我送行。

英英释义

noun

• an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
  Synonym:bon voyage
• a start given to contestants
  1. I was there with my parents at the kickoff
  Synonym:kickoffstart-off

双语例句

• Yes, my friend David is leaving tomorrow and I'd like to give him a proper send-off.
  啊，我的朋友大卫明天就要走了，所以我想为他举行一个送别宴。
• About two dozen athletes joined Bush in the Rose Garden and he gave them a rousing White House send-off to next month's Olympic Games in China.
  大约几十个运动员同布什一起来到玫瑰花园，对于下个月在中国举行的奥运会，布什总统给他们举行了令人振奋的白宫送行。
• In the first place, I wish to say a word of thanks for holding this send-off party for me.
  首先，我想说句感谢的话，感谢各位为我办这个欢送会。
• The Wall Street Journal reports that hundreds of fans arrived at his send-off, where he was sporting short hair.
  据报道称，数百名粉丝为Rain送行，而Rain也是一头清爽的短发。
• We'll have to give her a good send-off when she leaves the office.
  她离开办公室的时候，我们得给她好好地送行。
• If he'd played in that match he would have got a great send-off and it all would have been fine.
  如果他踢了那场比赛一切都会没事，我们会为他送别。
• Leaders of the Rolling Thunder event began this year's observance at the White House, where they got an official send-off from President Bush.
  滚雷的领导人在白宫拉开今年纪念活动的序幕，布什总统为他们举行了正式的欢送仪式。
• Winning the'salad bowl'is a fitting send-off for coach Felix Magath, who was overseeing his final game in charge before joining Schalke next season.
  赢得“色拉碗”对下赛季加盟沙尔克前最后担任沃尔夫斯堡主教练的马加特。菲利克斯来说是最合适的送别。
• Today we gather here to have a send-off meeting, as Mr Li, our good friend, is going to leave for his homeland tomorrow.
  今天我们聚集在这里开一个欢送会，因为我们的好朋友，李先生明天就要回国了。
• He was given a good send-off. A pump in the boiler send hot water round the central heating system.
  他受到了热烈的欢送。热水器中的水泵将热水输送给集中供热设备。