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单词 salute
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salute

verb
/səˈluːt/
/səˈluːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they salute
/səˈluːt/
/səˈluːt/
he / she / it salutes
/səˈluːts/
/səˈluːts/
past simple saluted
/səˈluːtɪd/
/səˈluːtɪd/
past participle saluted
/səˈluːtɪd/
/səˈluːtɪd/
-ing form saluting
/səˈluːtɪŋ/
/səˈluːtɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to touch the side of your head with the fingers of your right hand to show respect, especially in the armed forces
    • The sergeant stood to attention and saluted.
    • salute somebody/something to salute the flag/an officer
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • crisply
    • sharply
    • smartly
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] salute somebody/something (formal) to show that you respect and admire somebody/something synonym acknowledge
    • The players saluted the fans before leaving the field.
    • The president saluted the courage of those who had fought for their country.
    • He saluted Pippa with a graceful bend of his head.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • crisply
    • sharply
    • smartly
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut.

salute

noun
/səˈluːt/
/səˈluːt/
 Idioms
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  1. [countable] the action of raising your right hand to the side of your head as a sign of respect, especially between soldiers and officers
    • He returned the salute as he passed the line of guards.
    Extra Examples
    • The Admiral snapped a sharp salute.
    • The sentry gave a smart salute and waved us on.
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • military
    • naval
    • fascist
    • …
    verb + salute
    • give (somebody)
    • snap
    • throw
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable, uncountable] a thing that you say or do to show that you respect and admire somebody/something or to welcome somebody
    • He raised his hat as a friendly salute.
    • salute to somebody/something His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa.
    • The occasion was organized as a salute to a century of change.
    • in salute They all raised their glasses in salute.
    • salute from somebody The retiring editor received a special salute from the local newspaper.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    • last
    • 21-gun
    • …
    preposition
    • in salute
    • salute from
    • salute to
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [countable] an official occasion when guns are fired into the air to show respect for an important person
    • a 21-gun salute
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    • last
    • 21-gun
    • …
    preposition
    • in salute
    • salute from
    • salute to
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut.
Idioms
take the salute
  1. when an officer or important person takes the salute, soldiers walk past him or her saluting and the officer salutes back
    • The Queen took the salute as the guardsmen marched past.
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