celebrate['selibreit]
汉语翻译
vt. 庆祝, 祝贺, 举行
vi. 庆祝, 祝贺, 举行
词型变化
形容词:celebratory 名词:celebration 动词过去式:celebrated 过去分词:celebrated 现在分词:celebrating 第三人称单数:celebrates
词意辨析
celebrate, congratulate这两个动词均有“庆祝，祝贺”之意。
celebrate: 通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情，多暗示节日般的欢乐场面。
congratulate: 指对他人祝贺为目的，希望他人幸福或走运。
英语解释
动词 celebrate:
- celebrate, as of holidays or rites同义词：observe, keep
- have a celebration同义词：fete
- assign great social importance to同义词：lionize, lionise
例句
- Why don't we crack open a bottle of champagne to celebrate?我们何不开瓶香槟酒庆祝一下呢？
- We went to the church to celebrate Christmas Eve.我们去教堂庆祝圣诞前夕。
- Let's celebrate!让我们好好庆祝一下吧！
- People in the city held a great party to celebrate their victory.本市的市民举行了盛大的晚会庆祝他们的胜利。
- Odysseus's heroic exploits are celebrated in The Odyssey'.《奥德赛》史诗中歌颂了奥德修斯的丰功伟绩。
- They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.他们开了一瓶酒来庆祝他的成功。
- His victory was celebrated with music and dancing.以音乐和舞蹈庆祝他的胜利。
- He read us a sonnet that celebrates love.他给我们读了一首歌颂爱情的十四行诗。
详细解释
cel.e.brate
v.（动词）cel.e.brat.ed,cel.e.brat.ing,cel.e.brates v.tr.（及物动词）To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing.See Synonyms at observe 庆祝：用荣誉、节日或欢乐的庆典庆祝（一天或一个事件）参见 observeTo perform (a religious ceremony):举行（宗教庆典）：例句：celebrate Mass.举行弥撒
To extol or praise:歌颂或赞扬：例句：a sonnet that celebrates love.歌颂爱情的十四行诗
To make widely known; display:公布；展示：例句：.a determination on the author`s part to celebrate . . . the offenses of another.(William H. Pritchard).这个作家决心要表现出其他作家的不合理之处.(威廉H.普里查德)
v.intr.（不及物动词）To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.庆祝：以适当的庆祝或节日纪念某一事件To perform a religious ceremony.举行宗教庆典To engage in festivities:参与节日庆祝：例句：went out and celebrated after the victory.走出去庆祝胜利
来源：Middle English celebraten 中古英语 celebraten from Latin celebr3re celebr3t- [to frequent, celebrate] 源自 拉丁语 celebr3re celebr3t- [常去，庆祝] from celeber celebr- [frequented, famous] 源自 celeber celebr- [常去的，著名的]
【引伸】
cel.ebra.tion
n.（名词）cel.ebra.tor
n.（名词）cel.ebrato.ry