address, greet, salute, hail, welcome

名詞 welcome:

1. the state of being welcome
2. a greeting or reception

動(dòng)詞 welcome:

1. accept gladly
2. bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
   同義詞：receive
3. receive someone, as into one's house

形容詞 welcome:

1. giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

1. Her suggestion received a rather unenthusiastic welcome.
   她的建議受到冷遇。
2. I don't welcome intrusions into my privacy.
   我不希望有人干擾我的私生活。
3. Welcome to China!
   歡迎到中國來！
4. You are always welcome to our house.
   歡迎你隨時(shí)到我們家。

wel.come

adj.（形容詞）
Received with pleasure and hospitality into one`s company or home:
受歡迎的：被高興地、熱情地接納為某人的伙伴或接納進(jìn)某人家中的：
例句：
a welcome guest.
受歡迎的客人

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying:
令人愉快的：給予歡樂或滿意的；令人愉快的或滿意的：
例句：
a welcome respite from hard work.
刻苦工作后令人愉快的短暫休息

Cordially or willingly permitted or invited:
熱誠邀請的：被衷心地或非常樂意地允許或邀請的：
例句：
You are welcome to join us.
我們非常樂意邀請你加入我們

Freely granted one`s courtesy. Used to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.
表示感謝的：自由給予某人的禮貌言詞。用于表示感謝
n.（名詞）
A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.
歡迎，款待：對剛剛到達(dá)的人的衷心問候或熱情的接待
A reception upon arrival:
歡迎接待：到達(dá)時(shí)的接待：
例句：
gave the stranger an unfriendly welcome.
對那位陌生人的接待很不友好

The state of being welcome:
受歡迎的狀態(tài)：
例句：
Don`t overstay your welcome.
不要因呆得太久而不再受歡迎

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
wel.comed,wel.com.ing,wel.comes
To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.
歡迎：衷心地或熱情地招呼、接納或使某人愉悅
To receive or accept gladly:
愉快地接受：
例句：
would welcome a little privacy.
將會(huì)很高興地接受一些隱私

interj.（感嘆詞）
Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.
歡迎：用于衷心問候客人或最近到達(dá)的人

<習(xí)慣用語>wear out (one`s) welcome
To visit so often or stay so long as to become a nuisance.
來訪過密或呆得太久而變得令人討厭
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
alteration influenced by wel [well]
受 wel的影響 [好]
of Old English wilcuma [welcome guest, welcome] * see g w3-
古英語 wilcuma的變化 [歡迎客人，歡迎] *參見 g w3-

【引伸】
wel.comely
adv.（副詞）
wel.comeness
n.（名詞）
wel.comer
n.（名詞）