salute

🇬🇧 UK/sә'lu:t/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make a formal gesture of respect or greeting, especially a military one; to honour or praise.

(向…)敬礼;致敬,表扬

n.

A formal gesture of respect or greeting, especially a military one; a discharge of guns as a mark of honour.

敬礼;致意;礼炮

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
salutroot
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esuffix
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldiers gave a military salute when the general entered the room.

  • 2.

    He raised his hand in salute to acknowledge the crowd's applause.

  • 3.

    The ship's captain saluted the visiting foreign dignitary.

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