单词 | salute |
释义 | verb | noun salutesalute1 /səˈlut/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move your right hand to your head, especially in order to show respect to an officer in the army, navy, etc.: He saluted the captain. Students do not have to salute the flag if they have religious reasons for not doing so.2[transitive] to praise someone for the things he or she has achieved, especially publicly SYN honor: salute somebody as something Bush saluted Madison as “the father of our Constitution.”salute somebody for something Today we salute these citizens for their commitment to our community.3old-fashioned to greet someone in a polite way, especially by moving your hand or body [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin salutare, from salus health, safety, greeting] verb | noun salutesalute2 noun [countable] 1an act of moving your right hand to your head as a sign of respect, usually done by a soldier to an officer: As they left, he gave them a salute. He raised his hand in salute.2an action, event, etc. that expresses praise for someone because of something he or she has achieved, or that expresses honor or respect for something: a salute to somebody/something a musical salute to Hollywood movies of the 1940s They raised their glasses in salute.3an occasion when guns are fired into the air in order to show respect for someone important: a 21-gun salute |
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