A send-off is a party or a small gathering when people meet to say goodbye to someone who is leaving — a new job, another country, retirement, even a long trip. It can be cake in the office, a dinner, or a few friends at the airport. The feeling is warm: we are sending you off well.

A send-off是 when people meet大家聚在一起、to someone who is leaving向要離開的人 to say goodbye道別 a party or a small gathering的派對或小聚會——a new job換新工作、another country去別的國家、retirement退休，even a long trip甚至一趟長途旅行。 It它 can be可以是 cake in the office辦公室裡的蛋糕、a dinner一頓晚餐，or a few friends at the airport或是幾個朋友在機場。 The feeling那種感覺 is warm是溫暖的：we我們 well要好好地 are sending you off送你走。

The word is everyday English, not stiff, and not slang. You can also give someone a send-off with words alone, a short speech at the door, though the picture in most learners’ books is a real occasion.

The word這個字 is是 everyday English日常英語，not stiff不生硬，and not slang也不是俚語。 You你 also也 can可以 with words alone只用言語 give someone a send-off給人送行——a short speech at the door門口一段簡短的致詞——though不過 in most learners' books在多數學習者的課本裡 the picture畫出的樣子 is a real occasion是一個真正的場合。

In sport, British English uses send off as a verb for a player made to leave the field; that is a different thing, and the noun for the party still wants the hyphen: a send-off.

In sport在運動裡，British English英式英語 uses send off as a verb把 send off 當動詞用，for a player made to leave the field指被判離場的球員；that那 is a different thing是另一回事，and而 the noun for the party派對這個意思的名詞 still仍然 wants the hyphen要連字號：a send-off。