1、greet的基本意思是“欢迎,迎接,致意,问候”,指用某些语言或动作来表示对某人或某事物的欢迎。引申可指“祝贺,庆贺”“呈现于眼前或耳边”。
2、greet主要用作及物动词,后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以介词as短语充当补足语的复合宾语,有时还可引出直接引语。可用于被动结构。
3、greet后常与介词with搭配,表示“以…方式迎接…”。
She greeted us with a smile.
她微笑着向我们打招呼。
She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection.
她礼貌地向他打招呼,但没有一丝爱意。
The news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.
当地商界领袖听到这消息都感到很丧气。
He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face.
他对所有的客人都以他的一贯笑容相迎。
He greeted us with a mere twitch of his head.
他只晃了一下头算是和我们打过招呼。