welcome

address, greet, salute, hail, welcome

名词 welcome:

1. the state of being welcome
2. a greeting or reception

动词 welcome:

1. accept gladly
2. bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
   同义词：receive
3. receive someone, as into one's house

形容词 welcome:

1. giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

1. Her suggestion received a rather unenthusiastic welcome.
   她的建议受到冷遇。
2. I don't welcome intrusions into my privacy.
   我不希望有人干扰我的私生活。
3. Welcome to China!
   欢迎到中国来！
4. You are always welcome to our house.
   欢迎你随时到我们家。

wel.come

adj.（形容词）
Received with pleasure and hospitality into one`s company or home:
受欢迎的：被高兴地、热情地接纳为某人的伙伴或接纳进某人家中的：
例句：
a welcome guest.
受欢迎的客人

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying:
令人愉快的：给予欢乐或满意的；令人愉快的或满意的：
例句：
a welcome respite from hard work.
刻苦工作后令人愉快的短暂休息

Cordially or willingly permitted or invited:
热诚邀请的：被衷心地或非常乐意地允许或邀请的：
例句：
You are welcome to join us.
我们非常乐意邀请你加入我们

Freely granted one`s courtesy. Used to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.
表示感谢的：自由给予某人的礼貌言词。用于表示感谢
n.（名词）
A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.
欢迎，款待：对刚刚到达的人的衷心问候或热情的接待
A reception upon arrival:
欢迎接待：到达时的接待：
例句：
gave the stranger an unfriendly welcome.
对那位陌生人的接待很不友好

The state of being welcome:
受欢迎的状态：
例句：
Don`t overstay your welcome.
不要因呆得太久而不再受欢迎

v.tr.（及物动词）
wel.comed,wel.com.ing,wel.comes
To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.
欢迎：衷心地或热情地招呼、接纳或使某人愉悦
To receive or accept gladly:
愉快地接受：
例句：
would welcome a little privacy.
将会很高兴地接受一些隐私

interj.（感叹词）
Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.
欢迎：用于衷心问候客人或最近到达的人

<习惯用语>wear out (one`s) welcome
To visit so often or stay so long as to become a nuisance.
来访过密或呆得太久而变得令人讨厌
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
alteration influenced by wel [well]
受 wel的影响 [好]
of Old English wilcuma [welcome guest, welcome] * see g w3-
古英语 wilcuma的变化 [欢迎客人，欢迎] *参见 g w3-

【引伸】
wel.comely
adv.（副词）
wel.comeness
n.（名词）
wel.comer
n.（名词）