Farewell
[feə'wel] or [,fɛr'wɛl]
解释:
(noun.) the act of departing politely; 'he disliked long farewells'; 'he took his leave'; 'parting is such sweet sorrow'.
(noun.) an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting.
手打:谢莉--From WordNet
解释:
(interj.) Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
(n.) A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
(n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
(a.) Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.
杰克逊整理
同义词及近义词：
ad. or interj. Adieu, good-by.
n. [1]. Adieu, valediction, leave-taking.[2]. Leave.
手打:米格尔
娱乐性解释：
To dream of bidding farewell, is not very favorable, as you are likely to hear unpleasant news of absent friends. For a young woman to bid her lover farewell, portends his indifference to her. If she feels no sadness in this farewell, she will soon find others to comfort her.
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例句:
- I now take my farewell of your ladyship, and assure you that there's no danger of your ever being waited on by me again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Farewell, Harry! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- Indeed Captain Rawdon himself was much more affected at the leave-taking than the resolute little woman to whom he bade farewell. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- When she reached the door she turned for a moment to wave a quick farewell. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- She wept, however, as she bade me farewell, and entreated me to return happy and tranquil. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- To midnight revelry, and the panting emulation of beauty, to costly dress and birth-day shew, to title and the gilded coronet, farewell! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Farewell, evermore. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- We parted: he gave me his pledge, and then his farewell. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- I have come hither, Rebecca insisted, with a stamp of her foot, to say farewell to my dearest and earliest friend. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Farewell, beloved child! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Farewell, my dear, excellent, Margaret. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- Farewell to the glory and heraldry of England! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Thay farewell to your family, and tharp'th the word. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- Mr. Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- The horses were put in--the driver mounted--the fat boy clambered up by his side--farewells were exchanged--and the carriage rattled off. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Cordial farewells were exchanged, and the party separated. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- She was to go without explanations or farewells, and to go at once. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The girls stood in a semicircle; he was passing round, giving his farewells, pressing each hand, touching with his lips each cheek. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Of her once more stopping, and looking back, and hurrying to Agnes, and giving Agnes, above all the others, her last kisses and farewells. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
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