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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。