congratulate
英 [kən'grætjʊleɪt]
美[kən'ɡrætʃulet]
- vt. 祝贺；恭喜；庆贺
同义词辨析
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。
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself.
- 沃特斯通完全有理由为自己感到高兴。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She could not but congratulate him.
- 她只能祝贺他。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I should congratulate you that you resisted the temptation.
- 我应向你祝贺,你抗住了这种引诱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Listeners wrote in to congratulate the radio actor on his performance.
- 听众写信祝贺那位广播员的演技.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》