celebrate, congratulate

動詞 celebrate:

1. celebrate, as of holidays or rites
   同義詞：observe, keep
2. have a celebration
   同義詞：fete
3. assign great social importance to
   同義詞：lionize, lionise

1. Why don't we crack open a bottle of champagne to celebrate?
   我們何不開瓶香檳酒慶祝一下呢？
2. We went to the church to celebrate Christmas Eve.
   我們去教堂慶祝圣誕前夕。
3. Let's celebrate!
   讓我們好好慶祝一下吧！
4. People in the city held a great party to celebrate their victory.
   本市的市民舉行了盛大的晚會慶祝他們的勝利。
5. Odysseus's heroic exploits are celebrated in The Odyssey'.
   《奧德賽》史詩中歌頌了奧德修斯的豐功偉績。
6. They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.
   他們開了一瓶酒來慶祝他的成功。
7. His victory was celebrated with music and dancing.
   以音樂和舞蹈慶祝他的勝利。
8. He read us a sonnet that celebrates love.
   他給我們讀了一首歌頌愛情的十四行詩。

cel.e.brate

v.（動詞）
cel.e.brat.ed,cel.e.brat.ing,cel.e.brates
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing.See Synonyms at observe
慶祝：用榮譽、節(jié)日或歡樂的慶典慶祝（一天或一個事件）參見 observe
To perform (a religious ceremony):
舉行（宗教慶典）：
例句：
celebrate Mass.
舉行彌撒

To extol or praise:
歌頌或贊揚：
例句：
a sonnet that celebrates love.
歌頌愛情的十四行詩

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)
.這個作家決心要表現(xiàn)出其他作家的不合理之處.(威廉H.普里查德)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.
慶祝：以適當?shù)膽c祝或節(jié)日紀念某一事件
To perform a religious ceremony.
舉行宗教慶典
To engage in festivities:
參與節(jié)日慶祝：
例句：
went out and celebrated after the victory.
走出去慶祝勝利

來源：
Middle English celebraten
中古英語 celebraten
from Latin celebr3re celebr3t- [to frequent, celebrate]
源自 拉丁語 celebr3re celebr3t- [常去，慶祝]
from celeber celebr- [frequented, famous]
源自 celeber celebr- [常去的，著名的]

【引伸】
cel.ebra.tion
n.（名詞）
cel.ebra.tor
n.（名詞）
cel.ebrato.ry