goodbye
goodbye — exclamation
1. a friendly word you say to someone when you or that person is going away to a di
a friendly word you say to someone when you or that person is going away to a different place, or when a conversation or visit ends
Goodbye, everyone! I'll see you all again next week.
Imani knelt beside her nephew and whispered, "Goodbye, little one. Be good for your mother."
goodbye + direct address phrase
Goodbye, Bao! Thank you so much for driving me to the airport.
Rachel waved from the doorway and called out, "Goodbye, everyone! See you at dinner."
- bye
short, informal version of goodbye, very common in everyday speech
- farewell
more formal and literary; often used for long or permanent departures
- see you later
informal, implies you expect to meet again soon
- hello
the greeting used when meeting or arriving
文法句型
goodbye + (optional address term)
常見錯誤
goodbye — noun
1. the words you say or the actions you do when you or someone else is leaving a pe
the words you say or the actions you do when you or someone else is leaving a person, a place, or an event
The whole family gathered at the train station to say their goodbyes to Lara.
say + possessive + goodbyes + to + person
Asher waved a tearful goodbye from the bus window as it pulled away.
wave + goodbye
The farewell party was a chance for everyone to bid goodbye to the retiring manager.
Xiu blew a goodbye kiss to Esteban from the front porch before he drove off.
- greeting
the action or words used when meeting someone
文法句型
say + possessive + goodbyes
wave + goodbye
bid + goodbye
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'goodbyes' when referring to a series of farewell actions with several people ('we said our goodbyes and left'). Common verb partners: say, wave, bid, mumble, blow (a kiss goodbye).
常見錯誤
2. used in phrases like 'say goodbye to' or 'kiss goodbye to' to show that someone
used in phrases like 'say goodbye to' or 'kiss goodbye to' to show that someone must accept that they no longer have something they value or can no longer do something they hoped to do
After the budget cuts, the school had to say goodbye to its music programme.
say goodbye to [something] in figurative sense
If you leave your job now, you can kiss that promotion goodbye forever.
kiss + noun phrase + goodbye
Once the factory closed, the town had to say goodbye to decades of industrial history.
After the divorce, Ishaan had to say goodbye to the house he had lived in for twenty years.
文法句型
say goodbye + to + noun phrase
kiss + noun phrase + goodbye
用法筆記
This sense only appears in fixed phrases ('say goodbye to', 'kiss goodbye to', 'kiss something goodbye'). The thing being lost is usually something intangible or abstract, not a person. To say you are accepting the loss of a person, use different wording ('come to terms with losing someone').