greet /ɡriːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( greeting, greeted, greets )

• 1. 

  V-T When you greet someone, you say "Hello" or shake hands with them. 向…问好; 迎接

  例：

  She liked to be home to greet Steve when he came in from school.

  当史蒂夫从学校回来时，她喜欢在家迎接他。

• 2. 

  V-T If something is greeted in a particular way, people react to it in that way. 对…作出反应 [usu passive]

  例：

  His research was greeted with scepticism by advocates for children, who thought it was based on faulty data.

  他的研究遭到儿童权益拥护者们的怀疑，他们认为那是基于错误数据得出的。

• 3. 

  V to weep; lament 哭泣