celebrate
verb
uk/ˈsel.ə.breɪt/us/ˈsel.ə.breɪt/celebrateverb(ENJOY AN OCCASION)
B1[IorT]
to takepartinspecialenjoyableactivitiesinorderto show that aparticularoccasionisimportant:
庆祝，庆贺；祝贺We always celebrateourweddinganniversarybygoing out todinner.每年的结婚纪念日我们都出去吃饭庆祝。
If thisplanworks, we'll celebrateinstyle(= in aspecialway).要是这个计划奏效，我们就隆重地庆贺一下。
- We always celebrateourweddinganniversarywith abottleofchampagne.
- Thewholetowncame out to celebrate hisreturnfrom thewar.
- Thepeopleat thetablebehind us were celebrating someone'sbirthday.
- Crowds celebrated the dictator'sdeposition.
- How did you celebrate the Millennium?
Celebrating & entertaining
- a good time was had by allidiom
- amuse
- amused
- bacchanalian
- banqueting
- bar-hop
- entertain
- entertaining
- ents
- go to townidiom
- kill
- perform
- propose
- push
- rejoice
- rejoicing
- revel
- revel insomething
- revelry
- throw
celebrateverb(PRAISE)
[T]formal
toexpressadmirationandapprovalfor something or someone:
赞扬，赞美；歌颂Hisworkcelebrates theenergyandenthusiasmof theyoung.他的作品赞颂年轻人的活力和热情。
to admire someone or something
- admireI've always admired her for her generous spirit.
- respectI respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently.
- think highly ofEveryone thinks highly of him.
- hold someone in high esteemHer colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.
- hold someone in high regardHe contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there.
- look up toShe was my older sister and I looked up to her.
- Therecordinghas beenreissuedto celebrate the conductor's 80thbirthday.
- Stars of theentertainmentworldturnedout to celebrate his 40thyearin showbusiness.
- Hermusiccelebrates thepowerofnature.
Praising and applauding
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- felicitate
- honour
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- plaudit
- praise
- rave
celebrateverb(LEAD A CEREMONY)
[T]
toleadareligiousceremony:
主持（宗教仪式）to celebrateMass主持弥撒
Religious practices
- agarbatti
- allocution
- anoint
- anointment
- baptize
- evangelize
- flagellate
- flagellation
- fleishig
- genuflect
- genuflection
- proselytize
- prostration
- purdah
- rebaptize
- reborn
- reconsecrate
- sanctify
- unbaptized
- unction
Grammar
Congratulating and celebrating
We use different expressions for celebrations:…