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单词 adieu
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Definition of adieu in English:

adieu

exclamation əˈdjuː
literary
  • Goodbye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, it could be au revoir rather than adieu to scary Sandra.
    • You came when times were hard and labourers were few; you leave with our gratitude, our blessings and adieu.
    • In other words, it's impossible to adapt anymore, so adieu.
    • I'm somewhat rattling on - adieu, and very good post Mr. Johnson!
    • Let sentimental tears give way to sensible adieu.
    • If sight and shape be true, why then, my love adieu!
    • One of the most subtly poignant scenes in the film's the ghost's aching farewell: ‘adieu, adieu, remember me.’
    • And believe it or not, it's ciao, adieu and a big, fat ‘cheerio, babe!’
    • I shall return presently with trans-Tasman tales of fun, frolics and fermented beverages… adieu!
    Synonyms
    farewell, adieu
nounPlural adieus, Plural adieux əˈdjuː
literary
  • A goodbye.

    he whispered a fond adieu
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On this occasion it is to Henry the parliamentarian that we are bidding adieu, as he is dislodged from his Central Fife fiefdom by an ungrateful Labour movement.
    • With what better sentiment can I bid you all adieu?
    • Here she was at thirty-eight, beautiful and admired; and all that she seemed to have got from her lovers were approaches and adieus.
    • Anyway, it's very late, I'm very tired and very sick so I shall bid you all adieu!
    • In Wadowice, where the Pope was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, more than 20,000 people gathered to bid him adieu.
    • While the invitees were taken in the same coaches back to the capital, the children formed a ‘human train’ from their coach to the other rakes to thank them and bid adieu.
    • Charles Jenkins concluded: ‘Ultimately he loved Europe and not only for its wagon-lits (railway sleeping cars) and that is why I end by saying adieu.’
    • This little bit of nothing has been my best friend during those years and it's with a sad and tear-filled heart (tearful just doesn't work in that sentence) that I must bid adieu.
    • As per the information received, Kulkarni exited yesterday amid emotional adieus that came as a shock to many.
    • Lifelong colleague and friend Maurice Bejart sent his adieux with the lighthearted and didactic La Barre, a celebration of hard work and discipline.
    • What better a way to spend a cold winter night than in front of the computer with a bottle of Scotch and box of Kleenex writing gushing adieus to those you love?
    • After an hour and 15 minutes of non-stop rhythm, it was time to bid adieu.
    • Connie, Larry and I bid our adieus and took an an early evening bar hop down Christopher Street, which included smart drinks at The Monster, Stonewall, The Hangar and Ty's.
    • Before bidding her adieu, I said, ‘Saroja, you are dreaming of Utopia.’
    • Also on the 23rd, oddball underground rapper NerdX will bid his adieus and release his latest recording at the Carpenter's Union Hall in Kensington.
    • After watching him lose that my friends and I treated him to breakfast (he tipped the waitress his last dollar) and bid him adieu.
    Synonyms
    farewell, adieu
    goodbye, farewell
    goodbye, farewell

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from a 'to' + Dieu 'God'; compare with adios.

Rhymes

accrue, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo
 
 

Definition of adieu in US English:

adieu

exclamation
literary
  • Goodbye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If sight and shape be true, why then, my love adieu!
    • Let sentimental tears give way to sensible adieu.
    • You came when times were hard and labourers were few; you leave with our gratitude, our blessings and adieu.
    • One of the most subtly poignant scenes in the film's the ghost's aching farewell: ‘adieu, adieu, remember me.’
    • However, it could be au revoir rather than adieu to scary Sandra.
    • I'm somewhat rattling on - adieu, and very good post Mr. Johnson!
    • In other words, it's impossible to adapt anymore, so adieu.
    • And believe it or not, it's ciao, adieu and a big, fat ‘cheerio, babe!’
    • I shall return presently with trans-Tasman tales of fun, frolics and fermented beverages… adieu!
    Synonyms
    farewell, adieu
noun
literary
  • A goodbye.

    he whispered a fond adieu
    they bade us all adieu
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also on the 23rd, oddball underground rapper NerdX will bid his adieus and release his latest recording at the Carpenter's Union Hall in Kensington.
    • Here she was at thirty-eight, beautiful and admired; and all that she seemed to have got from her lovers were approaches and adieus.
    • On this occasion it is to Henry the parliamentarian that we are bidding adieu, as he is dislodged from his Central Fife fiefdom by an ungrateful Labour movement.
    • In Wadowice, where the Pope was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, more than 20,000 people gathered to bid him adieu.
    • Before bidding her adieu, I said, ‘Saroja, you are dreaming of Utopia.’
    • This little bit of nothing has been my best friend during those years and it's with a sad and tear-filled heart (tearful just doesn't work in that sentence) that I must bid adieu.
    • Charles Jenkins concluded: ‘Ultimately he loved Europe and not only for its wagon-lits (railway sleeping cars) and that is why I end by saying adieu.’
    • As per the information received, Kulkarni exited yesterday amid emotional adieus that came as a shock to many.
    • What better a way to spend a cold winter night than in front of the computer with a bottle of Scotch and box of Kleenex writing gushing adieus to those you love?
    • Lifelong colleague and friend Maurice Bejart sent his adieux with the lighthearted and didactic La Barre, a celebration of hard work and discipline.
    • Connie, Larry and I bid our adieus and took an an early evening bar hop down Christopher Street, which included smart drinks at The Monster, Stonewall, The Hangar and Ty's.
    • Anyway, it's very late, I'm very tired and very sick so I shall bid you all adieu!
    • While the invitees were taken in the same coaches back to the capital, the children formed a ‘human train’ from their coach to the other rakes to thank them and bid adieu.
    • With what better sentiment can I bid you all adieu?
    • After an hour and 15 minutes of non-stop rhythm, it was time to bid adieu.
    • After watching him lose that my friends and I treated him to breakfast (he tipped the waitress his last dollar) and bid him adieu.
    Synonyms
    farewell, adieu
    goodbye, farewell
    goodbye, farewell

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from a ‘to’ + Dieu ‘God’; compare with adios.

 
 
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