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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At a well-timed moment, the bride and groom pull on ribbon streamers to release the birds, a send-off into their new lives.
  在适合的时刻，新娘新郎扯下彩带，放飞鸽子，作为他们新生活的使者。
• 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 Classification of Ancient Chinese Send-Off Poems
  中国古代送别诗的分类