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The flashcard defines "hello" primarily as a greeting used when meeting someone, answering the phone, or to get attention. It also notes its use in British English to express surprise and as an informal interjection when someone says something foolish.
[CONVENTION 惯用语]哈罗;你好 You say 'Hello' to someone when you meet them.
[formulae]
Hello, Trish...
你好,特里茜。
Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend?
你要不要进来和我女友打个招呼?
Hello is also a noun.
The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello.
售货员热情地和我打招呼。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](打电话时的招呼语)喂 You say 'Hello' to someone at the beginning of a telephone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.
[formulae]
A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?'
过了一会儿,科恩接起电话。“喂?”
Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.
喂,我找弗兰克。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](用于引起别人注意)喂 You can call 'hello' to attract someone's attention.
She could see the open door of a departmental office. 'Hello! Excuse me. This is the department of French, isn't it?'...
她看到一个系办公室的门开着。“喂!请问,这是法语系,对吗?”
Very softly, she called out: 'Hallo? Who's there?'
她轻声细气喊道:“喂?有人吗?”
Oxford
hello★(alsohulloespecially in BrE)(BrE alsohallo)/həˈləʊ; NAmEhəˈloʊ/exclamation,noun(pluralhellos,hullos,hallos)1★used as a greetingwhen you meet sb, when you answer the telephone or when you want to attract sb's attention (用于问候、接电话或引起注意)哈啰,喂,你好◆Hello John, how are you?哈啰,约翰,你好吗?◆Hello, is there anybody there?喂,那里有人吗?◆Say helloto Liz for me. 替我向利兹问好。◆They exchanged hellos (= said hello to each other)and forced smiles. 他们相互打个招呼,勉强笑笑。2( BrE) used to show that you are surprised by sth (表示惊讶)嘿◆Hello, hello, what's going on here?嘿,嘿,这是在干吗?3( informal) used to show that you think sb has said sth stupid or is not paying attention (认为别人说了蠢话或分心)喂,嘿◆Hello? You didn't really mean that, did you?嘿?你不会真是那个意思吧?◆I'm like, ‘Hello! Did you even listen?’我说:“嘿!你到底有没有听我说话?”☞see also
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MORE ABOUT 补充说明greetings 打招呼■Hellois the most usual word and is used in all situations, including answering the telephone. *Hello 最为常用,用于所有场合,包括接电话。 ■Hiis more informal and is now very common. *Hi 较非正式,现在使用很普遍。 ■How are you?or How are you doing?( very informal) often follow Helloand Hi.*How are you? 或 How are you doing? (非常口语化)常用于 Hello 和 Hi 之后: ◆‘Hello, Mark.’ ‘Oh, hi, Kathy! How are you?’“马克,你好。”“噢,凯西,你好!最近好吗?”■Good morningis often used by members of a family or people who work together when they see each other for the first time in the day. It can also be used in formal situations and on the telephone. In informal speech, people may just say Morning.*Good morning 常在家庭成员或同事之间一天中第一次见面时说,亦可用于正式场合和电话中。在非正式谈话中,可只说 Morning。 ■Good afternoonand Good eveningare much less common. Good nightis not used to greet somebody, but only to say goodbye late in the evening or when you are going to bed. *Good afternoon 和 Good evening 少用得多。Good night 只在晚上说再见或上床睡觉前说,不用以打招呼。 ■If you are meeting someone for the first time, you can say Pleased to meet youor Nice to meet you( less formal). Some people use How do you do?in formal situations. The correct reply to this is How do you do?. 第一次与人见面时可说 Pleased to meet you 或 Nice to meet you (较非正式)。在正式场合有些人用 How do you do? ,正确的回答是 How do you do?。hellohelloshello/həˈləʊ; NAmEhəˈloʊ/
1used as a greeting when you see or meet someone: Hello, John! How are you? Stanley, come and say hello to your nephew. Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages.RegisterIn everyday English, in informal situations, people often say hi rather than hello:· “Hi, Karen.” “Hi, Richard. How are things with you?”2used when answering the telephone or starting a telephone conversation: Hello – may I speak to Anne?3used when calling to get someone’s attention: Hello! Is there anybody home?4used when you think someone is not acting sensibly or has said something stupid: You didn’t remember her birthday? Hello!5British English used to show that you are surprised or confused by something: Hello! What’s happened here?6say hello to have a quick conversation with someone: Promise you’ll look in and say hello when you have time.THESAURUShello used when you meet someone, or when you start a telephone conversation. In everyday English, most people usually say hi because it sounds more friendly. You use hello especially when talking to people you do not know well, or to older people: · Hello. Could I speak to someone in customer service, please?· Hello, Mrs Jones. How are you?hi used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone start a telephone conversation, or at the beginning of an email: · Hi, Gwen – did you have a nice weekend?· Hi everybody.hey especially American English informal used as a friendly greeting when you see someone you know well and you want to start talking to them: · Hey, Scott! What’s up, buddy?hiya informal used as a very informal greeting when speaking to someone you know well: · Hiya, Jake. How’s it going?good morning/good afternoon/good evening used when meeting someone at a particular time of day. In everyday English, people usually just say Morning!, Afternoon! etc: · Good morning, class!· Morning everyone. Sorry I’m late.· Good afternoon, Mr Smith.how are you? (also how are you doing?/how’s it going? informal) used when you are greeting someone and starting a conversation: · How’s it going Tom? I haven’t seen you for ages.· Hi Helen. How are you doing? Is the new job going well?how do you do? formal used when you meet someone for the first time, especially after you have just been told their name. How do you do sounds very formal. These days in everyday English, people often say hi when meeting someone for the first time: · ‘John, I’d like you to meet our new project manager, Nisha Patel.’ ‘How do you do?’pleased/good/nice to meet you used when you meet someone for the first time and have just been told their name: · ‘Richard, this is my brother Ronnie.’ ‘Nice to meet you, Ronnie.’· ‘My name is Lena Curtis.’ ‘Pleased to meet you, I’m David Bennet.’· Mrs Parrish, it’s good to meet you after hearing Lynn talk so much about you.
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n.表示问候, 惊奇或唤起注意时的用语
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n.(Hello)人名;(法)埃洛
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