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

• And at a send-off ceremony for American Olympians at the White House, he said he can not wait to cheer them on in person.
  在白宫举行的美国奥运代表团的欢送仪式上，布什总统说，他热切期待著当面给这些运动员们加油。
• 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。
• 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。
• We were given a great send-off at the airport.
  我们在机场受到热烈的欢送。
• In a match plagued by errors and confrontations, the most noteworthy was Pepe's send-off.
  在一场充斥着错误和冲突的比赛中，最值得注意的是佩佩的被罚离场。
• In addition, the horse images of Xin Ci are also shown in the service of sightseeing topic, and largely used in send-off poems serving as foils to noble identities of horse riders as well as the grand occasions.
  另外，辛词中的马意象还表现在为游冶与游春主题服务，在大量的送别诗中使用，以马衬托骑马人之高贵身份，以及以宝马、众马衬托场面之壮观。
• 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。
• Members of America's Summer Olympic team are preparing to head to China after a formal send-off at the White House.
  参加中国夏季奥运会的美国代表队的成员在前往北京之前，白宫为他们举行了正式欢送仪式。
• 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。
• 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。