you're welcome
welcome
noun
uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/

welcomenoun (MEETING)

B1[ C or U ]
the way in which someone is met and spoken to when they arrive in a place: 欢迎;迎接，接待
be given a warm welcomeThey were given a warm (= very friendly) welcome.他们受到了热烈欢迎。
hero's/heroine's welcomeThe leader of the political protests returned to a hero's/heroine's welcome after seven years in exile.反对党领导人在经历了7年的流亡生涯后，归来时受到了英雄般的欢迎。
speech of welcome/welcome speechShe referred to his previous visit in her speech of welcome/welcome speech.她在欢迎词中提到了他上一次的来访。
 outstay your welcome
C2mainly UK(US usuallyoverstay your welcome)
to stay too long: 呆得太久而不再受欢迎
I left after two days - I didn't want to outstay my welcome.我两天之后就离开了——我可不想呆得太久讨人嫌。
We enjoyed a warm welcome from our American friends.
The singer received an emotional welcome from crowds of young girls.
His welcome included brass bands and cheerleaders.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Meeting people
acquaintance
ayup
bump into someone
conclave
counter-rally
cross someone's path/cross paths with someoneidiom
fish
mass
meeting
muster point
open house
paths crossidiom
pay your respectsidiom
play date
power breakfast
power lunch
re-encounter
re-meet
rendezvous
respect

welcomenoun (REACTION)

[ S ]
a reaction to a decision or suggestion: 欢迎（某一决定或建议）
give something a welcomeTheir supporters gave the decision a guarded/cautious welcome.他们的支持者有所保留地／谨慎地接受了这个决定。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Backing, supporting & defending
adopt
advocacy
affirmation
ally yourself to/with someone
argumentation
bail out
bat
bet
buoy
champion
commitment
over-favour
pander to someone/something
prop something up
provide
provide for someone
solidly
sustenance
underpin
wave/show/fly the flagidiom
welcome
exclamation
uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/
A2
said as a greeting to someone arriving at a place: 欢迎（作为欢迎用语）
Welcome - please come in.欢迎——请进。
welcome home/backWelcome home/back - we've missed you!欢迎回家／回来——我们很想念你！
welcome toWelcome to Cambridge.欢迎到剑桥来。
Welcome home - it's lovely to see you.
Welcome - I hope you will enjoy your visit to our city.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Welcoming, greeting & greetings
afternoon
air kiss
aloha
ayup
bid someone/something adieu
g'day
god
hello
hello strangeridiom
hiya
lady
merry Christmas!idiom
morning
namaskar
namaste
pleased
press the fleshidiom
salutation
wish
yo

welcome | American Dictionary

welcome
verb[ T ]
us/ˈwel·kəm/

welcomeverb[T] (MEET)

to meet or speak to someone in a friendly way when that person comes to the place where you are:
We went next door to welcome our new neighbors.
The prime minister of Canada welcomed the president warmly.

welcomeverb[T] (SUPPORT)

to be pleased about or support something:
Baseball fans welcomed the end of the players’ strike.
She welcomed the opportunity to explain herself.

welcome

noun[ C ]us/ˈwel·kəm/
We were given a warm welcome.
welcome
adjective
us/ˈwel·kəm/

welcomeadjective (SUPPORTED)

"You’re welcome" is a polite answer when someone thanks you:
"Thanks for taking care of our cat." "You’re welcome."

welcomeadjective (MET)

(of someone who visits) received in a friendly way:
You’ll always be welcome here.

Examples of welcome

welcome
We wish to clarify these and welcome the chance her commentary provided to offer aspects of the social situation surrounding the case we presented.
The volume will be welcomed by others teaching in the field.
Although welcome, these themes are not always successful, due to the thinness of the evidence.
It deserves the welcome which students reserve for a really important contribution to literary criticism.
As such, it will be a welcome resource for students.
Whilst this book is a welcome addition to the palaeontological literature, it is important to stress that it suffers some drawbacks.
A number of suggestions has been made about its content and more will be welcome.
Not everyone welcomed the presence of the anarchists, pagans, and crusties in the neighbourhood.
It is most welcome that the journal again receives substantial papers in psychology, and that applied economists submit their work.
In short, we welcome fast and frugal models because they make us re-think the dimensions of human judgment.
Extensive referencing and evaluation of current debates also makes it valuable for postgraduates and a welcome refresher for seasoned practitioners.
During the same period, only one-tenth or less of their mass publics has expressed the desire to welcome back authoritarian rule.
I'm afraid it proclaims the triumph of texture over substance and at 21 minutes way overstays its welcome.
Yet more along these lines would have been welcome, including a comparison of grammatical and phonetic information in different dictionaries.
In this instance, the cemetery's attorneys almost welcomed defeat as a way to end their ' ' untenable legal position.
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