cel·e·bra·tion
noun/ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/
/ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/
- [countable] a special event that people organize in order to celebrate something
庆典；庆祝活动 - The occasion was the 40th anniversary celebrations of the orchestra.
那次活动是管弦乐队成立 40 周年庆典。 - birthday celebrations
生日庆祝会 - wedding/victory celebrations
婚礼/胜利庆典 - I hope you'll join in the Christmas celebrations.
我希望你参加圣诞节的庆祝活动。 - They held a celebration to mark forty years of the lifeboat service.
他们为设立救生艇服务40周年举行了庆祝活动。 - As part of the celebrations, the school is planning an open day for the public.
作为庆祝活动的一部分，学校计划向公众举办开放日。 - They were among the crowd that attended the celebration.
他们是参加庆祝活动的人群之一。 - at a celebration The winners will be honoured at a celebration in Boston next week.
获奖者将于下周在波士顿举行的庆祝活动上接受表彰。
Extra Examples- 50th anniversary celebrations
50 周年庆典 - Poor weather prevented the official celebrations from taking place.
恶劣的天气使得官方庆典未能举行。 - There were wild street celebrations when England won the Cup.
英格兰赢得世界杯，民众在街上狂欢。 - They held a special celebration in his honour.
他们为他举行了一次特殊的庆祝活动。 - a double birthday celebration
双人生日庆祝活动 - The celebrations continued with a cabaret dinner.
庆祝活动在有卡巴莱歌舞表演的晚宴上继续。 - The villagers are so delighted they're holding a celebration to mark the best harvest in years.
村民们非常高兴，他们举办庆祝活动来纪念多年来最好的收成。 - They are already preparing for his 80th birthday celebrations in October.
他们已经在准备10月份为他举办80岁生日庆典了。 - The country is gearing up for Republic Day celebrations on 26 January.
该国正在为 1 月 26 日的共和国日庆祝活动做准备。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- noisy
- …
- have
- hold
- join
- …
- dinner
- party
- in celebration of
- a cause for celebration
- a celebration of somebody’s life
- a celebration to mark something
- …
- The occasion was the 40th anniversary celebrations of the orchestra.
- [uncountable, countable] the act of celebrating something
庆祝；颂扬 - Her triumph was a cause for celebration.
她的胜利是庆祝的理由。 - celebration of something The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life).
这场宗教仪式颂扬了他的一生。 - The city's annual celebration of Caribbean culture kicks off on June 4.
该市一年一度的加勒比文化庆祝活动将于 6 月 4 日拉开帷幕。 - in celebration of something a party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary
庆祝他们金婚纪念的聚会 - a day of celebration and national unity
庆祝和民族团结的一天
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1- The victory was a cause for great celebration.
这次胜利值得隆重庆祝。 - They organized a dinner in celebration of the year's successes.
他们安排了一个宴会来庆祝一年来所取得的成就。 - a joyous celebration of life
对生命的欢快礼赞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- noisy
- …
- have
- hold
- join
- …
- dinner
- party
- in celebration of
- a cause for celebration
- a celebration of somebody’s life
- a celebration to mark something
- …
- Her triumph was a cause for celebration.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin celebratio(n-), from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.