celebrating
present participle ofcelebrate
| 单词 | celebrating |
| 释义 | celebrating present participle ofcelebrate celebrate verb uk/ˈsel.ə.breɪt/us/ˈsel.ə.breɪt/celebrateverb(ENJOY AN OCCASION)B1[IorT] to takepartinspecialenjoyableactivitiesinorderto show that aparticularoccasionisimportant: We always celebrateourweddinganniversarybygoing out todinner. If thisplanworks, we'll celebrateinstyle(= in aspecialway).
Celebrating & entertaining
celebrateverb(PRAISE)[T]formal toexpressadmirationandapprovalfor something or someone: Hisworkcelebrates theenergyandenthusiasmof theyoung. to admire someone or something
Praising and applauding
celebrateverb(LEAD A CEREMONY)[T] toleadareligiousceremony: to celebrateMass Religious practices
GrammarCongratulating and celebrating We use different expressions for celebrations:…Examplesofcelebratingcelebrating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I imagine myself in the coming decadecelebratingand supporting others' efforts to do such things. From theCambridge English Corpus Her model of cross-culturalism does not aspire to conventions of 'celebratingdiversity'. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, consistent with his own left-liberal politics, he exculpated the state's bourgeois critics bycelebratingthe emancipatory potential of rational criticism. From theCambridge English Corpus Chapter 3 addresses the dates and manner ofcelebratingthe saints' feasts, as well as the various manifestations of personal devotion to saints. From theCambridge English Corpus Longsurviving marriages are celebrated achievements for reasons similar to those forcelebratinglongevity itself. From theCambridge English Corpus It is largely a humanistic faith,celebratingthe body and rejecting evangelical austerity and traditions of asceticism. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems to me that these ideas, ofcelebratingthe 'ordinary' with the same delight as more precious materials, are fundamentally both humane and democratic. From theCambridge English Corpus The serenade begins with a choir of patriots,celebratingthe meeting. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be mistaken to view the book simply as a valuable series of tableaux for an elaborate pageantcelebrating4,600 years of government. From theCambridge English Corpus This bipolar syndrome mirrors the brothers' alternating triumph (celebratingthe death of a brutal father) and despair (reacting to the loss of the wise father). From theCambridge English Corpus The largest and most revealing were thosecelebratingthe employers themselves, none more so than a son's coming-of-age. From theCambridge English Corpus Such instinctive understanding was especially appropriate for this fragile and delicately-constructed work,celebratingthe intimacy of chamber music making. From theCambridge English Corpus He'd obviously beencelebratinghis return to the charts and no one wanted to press their luck. From theCambridge English Corpus This, to thank his compatriots on behalf of the nation and lead them incelebratingthe ' success' of his military policy. From theCambridge English Corpus Ruthven begins the middle section of his aria bycelebratingthe new life that glows in his body after he drinks his victim's blood. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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