1 VERB 祝贺;向…道贺 If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them. 祝贺;向…道贺 [Also VERB n + for]
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She congratulated him on the birth of his son. [VERB noun + on]
她祝贺他喜得贵子。
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I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us. [VERB noun]
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。
SYN compliment, pat on the back, felicitate, wish joy to
2 VERB 表扬；称赞 If you congratulate someone, you praise them for something good that they have done. 表扬；称赞
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I really must congratulate the organisers for a well run and enjoyable event. [V n + for/on]
活动安排得有条不紊，充满乐趣，我必须要称赞一下组织者。
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We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players. [VERB noun]
我们特别想表扬几名选手。
3 VERB 为(自己)感到高兴(或自豪） If you congratulate yourself, you are pleased about something that you have done or that has happened to you. 为(自己)感到高兴(或自豪）
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Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
沃特斯通完全有理由为自己感到高兴。
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Journalists have been congratulating themselves on the role the press has played in the investigations. [V pron-refl on/for -ing/n]
记者们为新闻界在调查中所起的作用感到自豪。
| Word Link | grat ≈ pleasing : congratulate, gratify, gratitude |
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