1. 庆祝，庆贺，欢庆，祝贺，纪念
2. 赞美，歌颂，表扬，颂扬
3. 主持（宗教仪式）
4. 欢乐，欢宴作乐
5. 举行（宗教仪式）
6. 公布，发表
7. 过节
8. 公开、正式地举行（宗教仪式），公开举行（仪式）

1. vt. & vi. 庆祝 mark (an event or special occasion) by enjoying oneself, publicly or privately
2. vt. 颂扬,赞美,歌颂 praise in writing, speech, etc.

1. behave as expected during of holidays or rites;

   "Keep the commandments"
   "celebrate Christmas"
   "Observe Yom Kippur"
   

2. have a celebration;

   "They were feting the patriarch of the family"
   "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
   

3. assign great social importance to;

   "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"
   "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
   

1.庆祝
If youcelebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.

celebrate的解释

e.g. I was in a mood tocelebrate...
我很想庆祝一下。
e.g. Tom celebrated his 24th birthday two days ago.
汤姆两天前庆祝了他的24岁生日。

2.成立(…年);庆祝(周年)
If an organization or countryis celebrating an anniversary, it has existed for that length of time and is doing something special because of it.

e.g. The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.
这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

3.主持(圣餐或弥撒)
When priestscelebrate Holy Communion or Mass, they officially perform the actions and ceremonies that are involved.

e.g. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。

1. 赞美：更麻烦的是,很多人都通过培训来学习如何表扬,如何通过表扬来操纵别人按照自己的想法做事. Marshall认为我们在开口表扬别人之前一定要先明确,我们的表扬不是为了操纵别人的行为,而是一种真心的赞美(celebrate),这样的赞美应该包

1. It's your birthday tomorrow, so we must celebrate.
   明天是你的生日,所以我们必须庆祝。
2. When the children saw the snow they celebrated.
   当孩子们看见了雪,一个个兴高采烈。
3. When the war ended, everyone celebrated.
   战争结束了,人人欢庆。

1. We celebrated New Year's Day.
   我们庆祝元旦。
2. We celebrate our National Day every year.
   我们每年都要庆祝国庆节。
3. We celebrated the construction of the reservoir.
   我们庆祝水库的建成。
4. People gathered to celebrate the formation of the new party.
   人们集会庆祝这个新党的建立。
5. The priest celebrates Mass in church.
   神父在教堂里庆祝弥撒。
6. The poet celebrates heroes in song.
   诗人用歌词歌颂英雄。
7. He celebrated the surrounding mountains for their beauty.
   他赞美周围群山的美丽。
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8. The occasion was celebrated at many schools by a three-day holiday.
   许多学校放假三天,庆祝这个节日。
9. His victory in the election was celebrated with songs and dancing.
   人们载歌载舞庆祝他在选举中获胜。
10. His deed was celebrated by people.
    他的事迹受到人们的称颂。
11. The names of many heroes are celebrated by the poets.
    许多英雄的名字为诗人所赞颂。

1. Meet the celebrated author tonight!
   今晚会见这位著名作家!
2. He is a celebrated Nobel Prize winner.
   他是一位著名的诺贝尔奖金获得者。

1. She is the most celebrated of the famous film stars.
   她是著名的电影明星中最突出的。

celebrate for( v.+prep. )

因…而著名 be famous for (sth or doing sth)
celebrate sb/sth for sth/v-ing

The city is celebrated for its yearly horse show.

这座城市以一年一度的马展而闻名遐迩。

Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.

威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。

Hangzhou is celebrated for its beautiful scenery.

杭州以其美丽的风景著名。

• We must organize a little dinner to celebrate the event.

  出自：J. Galsworthy

• Three concerts to celebrate Elgar's seventy-fifth birthday.

  出自：A. C. Boult

1. celebrate的基本意思是指由于宗教、政治或其他有意义的原因而举行的“庆祝”或“纪念”(唱歌、跳舞、设宴或发表讲话等),着重外在的或行动上的欢乐和喜庆，可引申作“颂扬,赞美”解。
2. celebrate多用作及物动词,跟节日、胜利、成功或类似性质的词作宾语,不可以接人,也不可接that从句。
3. celebrate也可用作不及物动词,作“庆祝”或“热闹一番”解。作“欢乐”解,是口语用法。
4. celebrate作“歌颂,赞美”解,是及物动词,后面的宾语可以是事物,也可以是人。
5. celebrate的过去分词celebrated可用作形容词,意思是“著名的”。

celebrate, commemorate

celebrate着重指外表或行动上的欢庆,如举行盛会、张灯结彩等; 而commemorate着重唤起对某一事件的记忆,该事件不一定是使人欢庆的。例如:

They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding.他们举行聚会来庆祝他们的银婚。

This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。

celebrate, congratulate

这两个词都有“庆贺”的意思。其区别在于:celebrate只能以事或物作宾语; 而congratulate后面只能以“被庆贺的人”作宾语。例如:

We celebrated his birthday by a banquet.我们举行宴会庆祝他的生日。

We congratulated her on having passed the examinations.我们祝贺她通过了考试。

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。

• ☆ 15世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的celebratus，意为（经常）大量聚集（某地）。