核心詞義
v. 慶祝，慶賀（celebrate的第三人稱單數(shù)）；主持宗教儀式（尤指圣餐）；頌揚(yáng)；贊美
知識(shí)擴(kuò)展
詞語辨析
celebrate，commemorate
【解說】celebrate著重指外表或行動(dòng)上的歡慶，如舉行盛會(huì)、張燈結(jié)彩等；而commemorate著重喚起對(duì)某一事件的記憶，該事件不一定是使人歡慶的。例如They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding.他們舉行聚會(huì)來慶祝他們的銀婚。This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London這棟大樓是為紀(jì)念“倫敦大火”而興建的。celebrate，congratulate
【解說】
這兩個(gè)詞都有“慶賀”的意思。它們的區(qū)別在于celebrate只能以事或物作賓語；而congratulate后面只能以“被慶賀的人”作賓語。例如We celebrated his birthday by a banquet.我們舉行宴會(huì)慶祝他的生日。We congratulated her on having passed the examinations.我們祝賀她通過了考試。celebrate，congratulate
【解說】這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞均有“慶祝，祝賀”之意。celebrate通常指舉行盛大隆重的儀式慶祝或紀(jì)念有意義的日子或某件事情，多暗示節(jié)日般的歡樂場(chǎng)面。congratulate指對(duì)他人祝賀為目的，希望他人幸福或走運(yùn)。