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well-wisher

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈwell-ˌwisher noun [countable]  ADMIREsomeone who shows by their behaviour that they like someone and want them to succeed, be happy etc 表示良好祝愿的人,祝福者 The prince waved at the crowd of 600 well-wishers. 王子向600名祝愿者挥手致意。
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well-wisherTime also had to be found to say our thanks and farewells properly to friends, well-wishers and benefactors.The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead.The family has received thousands of letters from well-wishers.The prince appeared not to notice the confusion as he chatted to the veterans and stopped to greet well-wishers.There were a few people milling around, but not yet the main surge of puzzled well-wishers, police, press and sensation-seekers.We would like to thank all those well-wishers most warmly for their support.
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well-wisher
ˈwell-ˌwisher noun [countable]
someone who shows by their behaviour that they like someone and want them to succeed, be happy etc:
    The prince waved at the crowd of 600 well-wishers.


well-wisherBrE /ˈwel wɪʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwel wɪʃər/ 🔊 nouna person who wants to show that they support sb and want them to be happy, successful, etc. (以行动)表示祝愿者