cel·e·brate
verb/ˈselɪbreɪt/
/ˈselɪbreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they celebrate | /ˈselɪbreɪt/ /ˈselɪbreɪt/ |
| he / she / it celebrates | /ˈselɪbreɪts/ /ˈselɪbreɪts/ |
| past simple celebrated | /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle celebrated | /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form celebrating | /ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈselɪbreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it
庆祝；庆贺 - 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。 - We had good reason to celebrate.
我们有充分的理由庆祝。 - celebrate something to celebrate a birthday
庆祝生日 - We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.
我们在佛罗伦萨庆祝结婚 25 周年。 - to celebrate a victory/a success/an achievement
庆祝胜利/成功/成就 - The Film Festival is currently celebrating its 27th year.
电影节目前正在庆祝其成立 27 周年。 - How do people celebrate New Year in your country?
你们国家的人怎样庆贺新年？ - celebrate something with somebody/something He made the trip home to celebrate Christmas with his family.
他专程回家和家人一起庆祝圣诞节。 - celebrate with somebody/something She celebrated with a party for family and friends.
她为家人和朋友举办了一场聚会来庆祝。 - Maybe I'll celebrate with some friends.
也许我会和一些朋友一起庆祝。 - celebrate doing something In this photo he celebrates winning the men's 10 000 metres final.
在这张照片中，他庆祝赢得男子 10 米决赛。
Wordfinder- anniversary
- birthday
- celebrate
- commemorate
- festivity
- jubilee
- occasion
- parade
- party
- reception
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsa2- Let's open the champagne and celebrate!
让我们开香槟庆祝吧！ - The event was celebrated with a parade.
该活动以游行方式庆祝。 - Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th.
1 月 26 日是澳大利亚国庆日。
- Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.
- [transitive] celebrate something to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian communion service
主持宗教仪式（尤指圣餐） - [transitive] (formal) to praise somebody/something
赞扬；赞美；称赞 - celebrate somebody/something songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love
颂扬浪漫爱情的喜悦的歌曲 - a movie celebrating the life and work of Nelson Mandela
颂扬纳尔逊 · 曼德拉生平事迹的影片 - celebrate somebody as something The competition has millions of fans and national winners are celebrated as heroes.
这项比赛拥有数百万粉丝，全国冠军被视为英雄。
- celebrate somebody/something songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.