salute
n
1
(a) action performed to show honour, respect or welcome to sb 致敬; 歡迎
fire a salute of ten guns 鳴禮炮十響.
(b) (esp military) gesture of respect to a senior officer, etc, often a raising of the right hand to the forehead in a certain way (尤指軍隊)(向上級長官等)敬禮, (常為)舉手禮: give a salute 敬禮
The officer returned the sergeant's salute, ie saluted in reply to such a gesture. 軍官向中士還了禮.
2 polite gesture of greeting, eg a bow 行禮(如鞠躬)
raised his hat as a friendly salute 舉帽行禮.
3 (idm 習語) in sa`lute as a salute 以表示敬意
They took off their hats by the grave in silent salute. 他們在墓旁脫帽默哀.
They raised their fists in salute to their leader. 他們舉起拳頭向領袖致敬. take the sa`lute acknowledge with a salute the salutes of soldiers marching past (在前進通過的士兵敬禮時)行答禮, 還禮. salute, v
(a) [I, Tn] give (sb) a salute; greet (sb) 向(某人)致敬, 致意; 問候或歡迎(某人)
The guard saluted (the general) smartly. 衛兵非常精神地(向將軍)行禮.
The royal visitor was saluted by a fanfare of trumpets. 皇室貴賓在嘹亮的銅管樂曲中受到熱烈歡迎.
(b) [Tn, Cn.n/a]
~ sb/sth (as sth) (fml or rhet 文或修辭) publicly notice (an important person, achievement,etc) 頌揚(一重要人物、 成就等)
We salute you for your tireless efforts for peace. 我們為您在尋求和平方面做出的不懈努力向您表示敬意.
Today should be saluted as the beginning of a new era. 應把今天看作是一個新時代的開始來慶祝.