congratulate
/kənˈgrætjʊleɪt/verb
with obj.
1- give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them向（某人）道贺; 祝贺, 恭喜：
he had taken the chance to congratulate him on his marriage.
他借机祝贺他结婚。
1.1
- praise (someone) for a particular achievement称赞, 赞美（某人）：
the operators are to be congratulated for the excellent service that they now provide.
工作人员将会因为他们现在提供的出色服务而得到赞扬。
1.2
congratulate oneself
feel pride or satisfaction自豪; 感到满足; 自我庆幸：she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction
她对自己的推理能力感到满意
with clause the Director was congratulating himself that nothing could go wrong.导演正因不会出什么乱子而自我庆幸。
派生词
congratulator
nouncongratulatory
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin congratulat- 'congratulated', from the verb congratulari, from con- 'with' + gratulari 'show joy' （from gratus 'pleasing'）.