celebrate

英 [ˈselɪbreɪt]

美 [ˈselɪbreɪt]

v. 庆祝; 庆贺; 主持宗教仪式(尤指圣餐); 赞美; 颂扬; 歌颂

现在分词：celebrating　过去式：celebrated　过去分词：celebrated　第三人称单数：celebrates　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2443 / COCA.2019

牛津词典

verb

庆祝；庆贺
to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth special on it
1. Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.
  杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。
2. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.
  我们在佛罗伦萨庆祝结婚25周年。
3. How do people celebrate New Year in your country?
  你们国家的人怎样庆贺新年？
主持宗教仪式（尤指圣餐）
to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian Communion service
赞美；颂扬；歌颂
to praise sb/sth
1. a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King
  颂扬马丁∙路德∙金生平事迹的影片

VERB 庆祝
If youcelebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
1. I was in a mood to celebrate...
  我很想庆祝一下。
2. Tom celebrated his 24th birthday two days ago.
  汤姆两天前庆祝了他的24岁生日。
VERB 成立(…年);庆祝(周年)
If an organization or countryis celebratingan anniversary, it has existed for that length of time and is doing something special because of it.
1. 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。
VERB 主持(圣餐或弥撒)
When priestscelebrateHoly Communion or Mass, they officially perform the actions and ceremonies that are involved.
1. 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。

verb

assign great social importance to
1. The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood
2. The tenor was lionized in Vienna
Synonym:lionizelionise
have a celebration
1. They were feting the patriarch of the family
2. After the exam, the students were celebrating
Synonym:fete
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
1. Keep the commandments
2. celebrate Christmas
3. Observe Yom Kippur
Synonym:observekeep

We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it.
每当女性取得成功，我们都会表示认同并予以颂扬。
To celebrate the victory, a banquet of epic proportions was held.
为了庆祝胜利举行了盛大的宴会。
Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ from the death.
基督教徒们庆祝耶稣基督的复活。
Feast of autumn, With family and friends, Celebrate tonight!
秋季盛宴，和家人与朋友，今晚庆祝！
In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
在勒克瑙，成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。
Duncan and his triumphant soldiers celebrate their military victory
邓肯和他那些欢欣鼓舞的士兵们庆祝他们取得了军事胜利。
Last year, I could not celebrate the festival with my family because I was in university.
去年，我不能与我的家人庆祝的节日，因为我还在上大学。
We held a large party to celebrate his birthday.
我们开了一个盛大的晚会来庆祝他的生日。
It's quite special for me to celebrate a birthday according to the lunar calendar.
对我来说按农历过生日太特别了。
It's your birthday tomorrow, so we must celebrate.
明天是你的生日，所以我们必须庆祝。