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salute sb/sth (vt.)
及物动词用法，直接接人或事物作宾语；引申可表示“赞扬、向……致敬”。
The soldiers saluted the commander as she walked past.
她走过时，士兵们向指挥官敬礼。
敬礼；行礼；致意
salutes — plural of salute
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
敬礼；行礼；致意
an act of honor or courteous recognition
The soldiers saluted the commander as she walked past.
她走过时，士兵们向指挥官敬礼。
向某人表示问候或敬意的言语或动作,(现尤指)以手臂或手做出各种特定姿势的正式非言语手势。
An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
表示敬意或礼貌的行为
an act of honor or courteous recognition
作为致意而献上的吻。
A kiss, offered in salutation.
正式的军事敬礼
a formal military gesture of respect
The soldier gave a smart salute as the general passed by.
将军经过时，那名士兵利落地敬了一个礼。
AI contextual example
She returned the salute with a polite nod.
她礼貌地点了点头，回应了那个敬礼。
AI contextual example
The ceremony began with a twenty-one gun salute.
仪式以二十一响礼炮开始。
AI contextual example
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
为作曲家生日献上的音乐致敬。
WordNet
及物动词用法，直接接人或事物作宾语；引申可表示“赞扬、向……致敬”。
The soldiers saluted the commander as she walked past.
她走过时，士兵们向指挥官敬礼。
不及物动词用法，后面不接宾语；常指军人行军礼或举手致意。
He saluted and walked away.
他敬了个礼，然后走开了。
名词用法，to 后接敬礼或致意的对象；也可指礼炮，如 a 21-gun salute（21响礼炮）。
The crowd gave a salute to the returning hero.
人群向归来的英雄敬礼。
Not this
He saluted to the flag.
Use this
He saluted the flag.
salute 作及物动词时直接接宾语，不加介词 to；汉语“向……敬礼”中的“向”容易导致误加 to，但英语中 salute someone/something 本身就表示“向某人/某物敬礼”。
Not this
She saluted her friends when she met them.
Use this
She greeted her friends when she met them.
salute 指正式或军事性的敬礼、致敬，不是日常见面时的普通问候；表达“问候、打招呼”应用 greet。中文释义“问候”易造成误导，但日常会面应选用 greet。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
军礼
He gave a military salute to the commander.
他向指挥官敬了一个军礼。
回礼
The soldier returned the officer's salute.
士兵回了军官一个礼。
向国旗敬礼
Every morning the students salute the flag.
每天早晨学生们向国旗敬礼。
接受敬礼
The general took the salute at the military parade.
将军在阅兵式上接受了敬礼。
二十一响礼炮
The president was honored with a 21-gun salute.
总统受到二十一响礼炮的致敬。
举手敬礼
She raised her hand in salute as the car passed.
汽车经过时，她举手敬礼。
接受敬礼；检阅
The general took the salute at the military parade.
将军在阅兵式上接受了敬礼。
二十一响礼炮（最高规格的礼仪致敬）
The president was honored with a 21-gun salute.
总统获得了二十一响礼炮的致敬。
作为致意；以表敬意
He raised his glass in salute.
他举杯致意。
我们这些即将赴死的人向你致敬。
It was customary for Roman gladiators to salute the emperor with this phrase before fighting.
罗马角斗士在战斗前通常会用这句话向皇帝致敬。
Use salutes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把salute开头的s想象成敬礼时抬起的手臂，士兵喊口令salute便举手致意，记住‘s抬手，敬礼’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：military ceremony、formal praise or acknowledgment、written or formal speech salute 通常带有正式或军事色彩，多用于军队、典礼或正式赞扬的场合；在日常口语中更常见地说 say hello 或 wave，而较少直接使用 salute。具体用法要看搭配和语境。
这些词与 salute 的重音音节 /lut/ 押韵。注意 minute（名词）看起来相似但读作 /ˈmɪnɪt/，absolute 的重音在第一个音节，所以它们不与 salute 押韵。
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