Word · Frequency #5756
goodbye
再见；告别
a word or phrase said when leaving or ending a conversation, or the act of saying farewell
- 1.
An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
告别的表达,向某人道别的祝愿。
- 2.
a farewell remark
告别的话
告别的表达,向某人道别的祝愿。；告别的话
In use
She waved a tearful goodbye to her family at the airport.
His goodbye was brief and awkward.
After the party, we exchanged warm goodbyes.
say goodbye (to sb)
最常用的告别表达。
She said goodbye to her friends.
她向朋友们告别了。
wave goodbye
通常伴随挥手动作。
He waved goodbye as the train left.
火车离开时他挥手告别。
goodbye + noun
名词性用法，修饰另一个名词。
We had a goodbye party for our colleague.
我们为同事举办了一个告别派对。
Connections
Collocations
- say goodbye
- 说再见
- She said goodbye to her friends and left.她向朋友们说了再见然后离开了。
- wave goodbye
- 挥手告别
- He waved goodbye from the train window.他从火车窗口挥手告别。
- kiss goodbye
- 吻别
- They kissed goodbye at the airport.他们在机场吻别。
- bid goodbye
- 道别
- We bid goodbye to our hosts and departed.我们向主人道别后离开了。
- goodbye kiss
- 告别之吻
- She gave him a goodbye kiss on the cheek.她在他脸颊上给了个告别之吻。
- final goodbye
- 最后的告别
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Goodbye = good (好) + bye (再见)，记住离别时说‘好再见’。
Context & Register
通常用于各种正式或非正式的道别场合，比较中性。
Grammar Note
通常与to连用，表示向某人告别。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with the stressed syllable 'bye' (/baɪ/) in goodbye include buy, by, die, eye, lie, and pie. Be aware that the first syllable 'good' (/ɡʊd/) does not share this sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.