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

• His farewell was much better than the usual mawkish television send-off: He mixed favorite segments like his Top 10 list with clips of classic skits and a few restrained fillips of sincerity and humility.
  他的告别节目比通常自作多情的电视送别好得多：他在节目中穿插了最受喜爱的部分，例如他的10大名单，包括经典小品片段，以及几个有诚意、谦逊的、有克制的时刻。
• And give this send-off for her as if she is alive.
  并且，为她欢送，犹如她活的似的。
• We were given a great send-off at the airport.
  我们在机场受到热烈的欢送。
• The Classification of Ancient Chinese Send-Off Poems
  中国古代送别诗的分类
• 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。
• Having originated from The Book of Songs, send-off poems have evolved into one of the main themes in poetic creation.
  古代送别诗自《诗经》滥觞始，其后逐渐演绎发展成为诗歌创作的重要题材和类别之一。
• United's Reserves provided a fitting send-off for departing manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, hammering Newcastle United at Moss Lane.
  曼联预备队用主场大胜纽卡来为主帅索尔斯克亚送行。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most customers give Mensah more time than Rockson but all want to give their loved ones a fitting ( 13) send-off in a coffin that honors who they were and what they did.
  很多客人不像洛克森这样仓促，但同样把逝去的爱人们安放在能体现他们的身份或者成就的棺材中。