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单词 cheerio
释义

cheerio

[ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]
/ ˈtʃɪər iˌoʊ, ˌtʃɪər iˈoʊ /
Chiefly British
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interjection

goodbye; goodbye and good luck.
(used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)

noun, plural cheer·i·os.

a goodbye or farewell.
a toast of “cheerio!”

Origin of cheerio

1905–10; see cheero; source of -i- is unclear

Words nearby cheerio

cheeky, cheep, cheer, cheerer-upper, cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly
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Example sentences from the Web for cheerio

  • "Hello, old thing, cheerio and all the rest of it," Huntsman whinnied lovingly.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 24, 1917|Various

  • Then he bent over her hand in a fashion more courtly than the “Cheerio!”

    The Golden Face|William Le Queux

  • Well, cheerio, and good hunting, and all that sort of thing.

    Dave Dawson at Casablanca|Robert Sydney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for cheerio

cheerio
/ (ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ) /

sentence substitute informal, mainly British

a farewell greeting
a drinking toast

noun

NZ a type of small sausage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to cheerio

adieu, goodbye, sendoff, bye-bye, valediction, salutation, parting, ciao, adios, adieux, leave-taking, farewell, arrivederci, bye, good day, sayonara, so long, hasta la vista, have a nice day, ta-ta
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