hasten to welcome sb with the greatest deference ❍ 幼时往见中郎蔡邕,时邕高朋满座,闻粲至,~。(《三国演义》350) When he was yet a youth he went to visit Cai Yong,then a vice-president,and although many guests of exalted rank were present,the host hastened to welcome the newcomer with the greatest deference.