celebrate
/ˈselɪbreɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- mark (a significant or happy day or event), typically with a social gathering（尤指以社交集会形式）庆祝, 欢庆。
1.1
- no obj. do something enjoyable to mark such an occasion（为庆祝而）作乐：
she celebrated with a glass of schnapps.
她喝了一杯荷兰烈酒以示庆贺。
1.2
- reach (a birthday or anniversary)庆祝（生日, 周年纪念日）。
2
- perform (a religious ceremony) publicly and duly, in particular officiate at (the Eucharist)主持（宗教仪式, 尤指圣餐）：
he celebrated holy communion.
他主持圣餐仪式。
3
- honour or praise publicly公开颂扬, 赞美：
a film celebrating the actor's career
一部颂扬这位演员事业的电影
as adj. celebrated a celebrated mathematician.一位驰名的数学家。
派生词
celebrator
nouncelebratory
adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Latin celebrat- 'celebrated'， from the verb celebrare, from celeber， celebr- 'frequented or honoured'.