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say farewell (to sb)
常见搭配，表示告别。
He said farewell to his colleagues before leaving.
他在离开前向同事们告别。
告别；辞行；道别
farewells — plural of farewell
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
告别；辞行；道别
A wish for happiness or safety said to someone who is leaving, especially for good.
He said farewell to his colleagues before leaving.
他在离开前向同事们告别。
离别时祝愿幸福或平安,尤指永别时的祝福。
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
离开；告别的行为。
A departure; the act of leaving.
We said our farewells to the departing guests.
我们向即将离去的客人告别。
The team held a farewell party for her.
团队为她举办了一场欢送会。
The principal gave a farewell speech at the commencement.
校长在毕业典礼上发表了告别演讲。
常见搭配，表示告别。
He said farewell to his colleagues before leaving.
他在离开前向同事们告别。
较正式的表达方式。
She bid farewell to her hometown and moved abroad.
她告别了家乡，移居国外。
farewell作定语，表示告别相关的活动。
They organized a farewell party for the retiring manager.
他们为退休的经理举办了一场告别派对。
Not this
We farewelled our guests.
Use this
We said farewell to our guests.
在英语中，“farewell”是名词，不能直接用作动词。受汉语中“告别”一词可作动词的影响，学习者容易直接将其用作动词。应使用短语“say farewell to”来表达“告别”。
Not this
After many farewell, they left.
Use this
After many farewells, they left.
“farewell”作为可数名词，其复数形式是“farewells”。当表示多次告别时，需要使用复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
告别
We gathered to bid farewell to our departing colleague.
我们聚在一起向即将离开的同事告别。
说再见
He said farewell to his hometown and moved to the city.
他向家乡告别，搬到了城市。
欢送会
They organized a farewell party for the retiring teacher.
他们为退休的老师组织了一场欢送会。
告别演说
The CEO gave a heartfelt farewell speech at the annual meeting.
CEO在年会上发表了感人的告别演说。
告别晚宴
We attended a farewell dinner for the exchange students.
我们参加了为交换生举办的告别晚宴。
告别礼物
She received a beautiful farewell gift from her colleagues.
她收到了同事们送的漂亮告别礼物。
告别
They bid farewell to their friends at the airport.
他们在机场向朋友告别。
说再见
It's hard to say farewell to a place you love.
很难对你热爱的地方说再见。
欢送会
We organized a farewell party for our colleague.
我们为同事组织了一个欢送会。
再见！天知道我们何时能再相见。
From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, said by Juliet to Romeo.
出自莎士比亚的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，朱丽叶对罗密欧所说。
再见，感谢所有的鱼。
From Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, said by dolphins leaving Earth.
出自道格拉斯·亚当斯的《银河系漫游指南》，海豚离开地球时所说。
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fare（旅行） + well（好） → 祝旅途愉快，道别时用。
该词为名词，多用于正式或文学性的告别场合，如演讲、信件或仪式中，表达祝福与离别之意。通常不用于日常口语。
常与介词to搭配，如say farewell to
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