Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2443
Fully loadedcelebrate
庆祝；庆贺
To take part in enjoyable activities to show that an event or occasion is special.
- 1.
To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
以庄重的方式颂扬或尊敬
- 2.
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
以仪式、欢乐和尊敬的庆典,或停止日常工作来纪念；正式庆祝
- 3.
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
进行欢乐的活动以庆祝某事
- 4.
To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
执行或参与圣礼或庄严仪式；以适当的仪式进行
举行（仪式）；主持（圣事）；颂扬；赞美；隆重纪念；以庄重的方式颂扬或尊敬；以仪式、欢乐和尊敬的庆典,或停止日常工作来纪念；正式庆祝；进行欢乐的活动以庆祝某事
In use
We celebrate our anniversary every year with a special dinner.
They celebrated the end of the project with a party.
The whole town is celebrating the festival with music and dancing.
celebrate sth
常见及物用法，后接庆祝的事件。
We celebrated her birthday with a party.
我们举办派对庆祝她的生日。
celebrate by doing sth
表示庆祝的方式，by后接动名词。
They celebrated by going out to dinner.
他们通过外出就餐来庆祝。
Verb forms
base celebrate · third person celebrates · -ing celebrating · past celebrated · past participle celebrated
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- celebrate an occasion
- 庆祝某个场合
- We are going to celebrate the occasion with a big party.我们要举办一个大型派对来庆祝这个场合。
- celebrate a holiday
- 庆祝节日
- Many people celebrate Christmas with their families.许多人跟家人一起庆祝圣诞节。
- celebrate a birthday
- 庆祝生日
- She celebrated her birthday at a fancy restaurant.她在一家高档餐厅庆祝了生日。
- celebrate success
- 庆祝成功
- The team celebrated their success after winning the championship.赢得冠军后，团队庆祝了他们的成功。
- celebrate with family
- 与家人庆祝
- I love to celebrate holidays with my family.我喜欢和家人一起庆祝节日。
- celebrate together
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆窍门：'celebrate'发音近似'塞了不累'，寓意庆祝时塞满东西也不觉得累。
Context & Register
动词'celebrate'最常用的义项为'庆祝'，适用于大多数日常和正式场合，如节日、生日、成就等。注册为中性，可根据上下文调整正式程度。常见语境包括节日庆典（如圣诞节）、个人纪念日（如生日）以及社会成就（如胜利）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-brate' and the final syllable /breɪt/, but the stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'celebrate', /aɪ/ in 'vibrate', /æ/ in 'calibrate'), so they are not perfect rhymes. No lookalikes are included.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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