greet
US
UK greet [sb] vtr: (welcome guests, customers) (对客人)
SC 迎接，欢迎，招呼 yíng jiē，huān yíng，zhāo hū
TC 迎接，歡迎，招呼
TC 迎接，歡迎，招呼
While Mary goes to greet the guests, Fred finishes setting the table for dinner.
玛丽去迎接客人时，弗雷德为晚餐摆好了桌子。
greet [sb] vtr: (say hi)
SC 给…打招呼
In this small town, strangers greet you in the street.
在这个小镇，陌生人在街上会给你打招呼。
greet [sb/sth] vtr: often passive (react to)
SC 给予...反应，对…作出反应 duì … zuò chū fǎn yìng
The teacher's questions were greeted by confused silence from her students.
老师的问题把学生搞糊涂了，学生们都沉默以对。