/ˈgri:tɪŋ ||; ˈgritɪŋ/noun
[C] the first words you say when you meet sb or write to him/her 问候语:
‘Hello’ and ‘Hi’ are informal greetings.hello和hi都是非正式场合用的问候语。
greeting/ˋgritIŋ; ˈɡriːtIŋ/n [C,U] something you say or do when you meet someone 问候﹐招呼: in greeting She raised her hand in greeting. 她举起手打招呼。The two cousins exchanged greetings (=greeted each other). 两个堂兄弟互相问候。
greetinggreetinggreetingsnoun1friendly words that you say when you meet somebody: ‘Hello’ and ‘Good morning’ are greetings.2greetings (plural) friendly words that you write to somebody at a special time: a greetings card (= a card that you send at Christmas or on a birthday, for example)