congratulate

英 [kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt]

美 [kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt]

v.  向(某人)道贺; 祝贺; (为成就或成功)感到高兴，感到自豪

过去分词：congratulated　过去式：congratulated　现在分词：congratulating　第三人称单数：congratulates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 向（某人）道贺；祝贺
  to tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievements
  1. I congratulated them all on their results.
     我为他们取得的成就向他们所有人表示祝贺。
  2. The authors are to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative work.
     向创作出这样一部具有权威性又清晰易懂的作品的作者们祝贺。
• （为成就或成功）感到高兴，感到自豪
  to feel pleased and proud because you have achieved sth or been successful at sth
  1. You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job.
     你应该为你出色的工作感到自豪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 祝贺;向…道贺
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
  1. She congratulated him on the birth of his son...
     她祝贺他喜得贵子。
  2. I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
     大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
• VERB 表扬；称赞
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you praise them for something good that they have done.
  1. I really must congratulate the organisers for a well run and enjoyable event...
     活动安排得有条不紊，充满乐趣，我必须要称赞一下组织者。
  2. We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players.
     我们特别想表扬几名选手。
• VERB 为(自己)感到高兴(或自豪）
  If youcongratulate yourself, you are pleased about something that you have done or that has happened to you.
  1. Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself...
     沃特斯通完全有理由为自己感到高兴。
  2. Journalists have been congratulating themselves on the role the press has played in the investigations.
     记者们为新闻界在调查中所起的作用感到自豪。

英英释义

verb

• say something to someone that expresses praise
  1. He complimented her on her last physics paper
  Synonym:compliment
• express congratulations
  Synonym:felicitate
• pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
  Synonym:preen
• be proud of
  1. He prides himself on making it into law school
  Synonym:prideplume

双语例句

• She congratulated him on the birth of his son
  她祝贺他喜得贵子。
• I congratulate you very heartily.
  我衷心的祝贺你。
• Actually, I wanted to congratulate you.
  事实上，我想祝贺你。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.
  我恭喜你获得这样好的一个机会。
• I really must congratulate the organisers for a well run and enjoyable event
  活动安排得有条不紊，充满乐趣，我必须要称赞一下组织者。
• I want to congratulate both John and Susan and wish them well.
  我要恭喜约翰和苏珊，并祝他们幸福。
• We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players.
  我们特别想表扬几名选手。
• We congratulate you beforehand on your success.
  我们预祝你事业成功。
• He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
  他十分大度地祝贺他的继任者做出了决定。
• Go on! you are right this time. I should congratulate you.
  接着来，这次你对了！我要向你祝贺。