greeting
noun
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
noun
1
something
you
say
or
do
when
you
meet
someone
问候，招呼
in
greeting
She
raised
her
hand
in
greeting.
她举起手来打招呼。
I
smiled
a
polite
greeting,
but
the
woman
hardly
acknowledged
me.
我笑着客气地打了个招呼，可是那女人都没有搭理我。
The
two
cousins
exchanged
greetings
(=greeted
each
other)
.
表兄妹俩互相问候。
2
birthday/Christmas etc greetings
a
message
saying
that
you
hope
someone
will
be
happy
and
healthy
on
their
BIRTHDAY
,
at
Christmas
etc
生日/圣诞等的贺词
3
greetings!
used
to
say
hello
to
someone
[旧] 你好！
old use