greet

address, greet, salute, hail, welcome

动词 greet:

1. express greetings upon meeting someone
   同义词：recognize, recognise
2. send greetings to
3. react to in a certain way
4. be perceived by

1. I greet you in the name of the President.
   我代表总统前来迎接您。
2. He made his way through the crowd to greet us.
   他穿过人群向我们打招呼。
3. He greeted her with a loving hug.
   他以一个深情的拥抱来迎接她。
4. His speech was greeted by loud cheers.
   他的演讲受到了热烈的欢呼。
5. I woke up and was greeted by bird song.
   我一觉醒来，鸟鸣之声不绝于耳。

greet

v.tr.（及物动词）
greet.ed,greet.ing,greets
To salute or welcome in a friendly and respectful way with speech or writing, as upon meeting or in opening a letter.
问候，称呼，招呼：在见面或信的开头以语言或文字方式友好并尊敬地致敬或欢迎
To receive with a specified reaction:
接受：以特定的方式接受：
例句：
greet a joke with laughter.
对笑话报以笑声

To be perceived by:
被…所意识，被…所感知：
例句：
A din greeted our ears.
我们听到了一阵喧嚣

来源：
Middle English greten
中古英语 greten
from Old English grôtan
源自 古英语 grôtan

【引伸】
greet.er
n.（名词）