“welcome”的正确用法 - 语林漫步 - 中国家庭教育网 中国家庭教育门户-中国家庭...

1. n. [c]  greeting on arrival 迎接
 She gave us a warm/kind/cold welcome.  她热情地/友好地/冷淡地接待了我们。
2. interj.  an expression of greeting to a guest or someone who has just arrived
    Welcome  home/back.  欢迎你/你们回来。
  Welcome to our home/China.  欢迎你/你们到我家/中国来。
3. vt.    A. show  that  you are  pleased  when  someone  or something comes; 欢迎、乐意接受
 Mr. Green welcomed us to his house. 格林先生高高兴兴地把我们接到他家。
We were warmly welcomed.  我们受到了热烈的欢迎。中国家庭教育网
    B. show that you like something; 赞成/
Mr. Bill welcomed our plan.比尔先生赞成我们的计划
4. adj  received with giving, pleasure 受欢迎的，讨人喜爱的
 You are a welcome guest.你是受欢迎的客人。
 be welcome to do sth/to sth  可随意做某事，可随意取用某物
   You are welcome to borrow my bike.你可以随意借用我的自行车。
 You are welcome to the use of my car. 你可以随意借用我的车。
you' re welcome(to it)=Don't mention it别客气(回答对方道谢时用语)。

对welcome不同的词性、词义了解之后，近一步总结几个常用句型：
欢迎某人做某事”可以说sb. is welcome to do sth，但不可以说welcome sb. to do sth。  我们欢迎你来访问北京。
 误：We welcome you to visit Beijing.
    正：You are welcome to visit Beijing.
      欢迎某人来某处”不能用welcome sb to some place, 但可以用 be welcome to some place。

 

例如：
欢迎你来我北京（或北京欢迎你）
  误：Welcome you to Beijing.
 正：(You are ) welcome to Beijing.
他们热烈地欢迎我们。
 误：We were warmly welcomed by them.`
      正：We were given a warm welcome.

      正：They gave us a warm welcome.

      正：We received a warm welcome.