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in celebration of
表示庆祝的原因或目的，后接名词或动名词。
They threw a party in celebration of their anniversary.
他们为庆祝周年纪念举办了一个派对。
庆祝；庆祝活动；庆典
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
庆祝；庆祝活动；庆典
A joyful event or party held to mark a happy occasion
They threw a party in celebration of their anniversary.
他们为庆祝周年纪念举办了一个派对。
庄严仪式的正式进行,如基督教圣礼
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
为纪念喜庆事件而举行的欢乐庆典
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
以庄重仪式庆祝节日或宗教节日
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
任何令人愉快的消遣
any joyous diversion
The whole town held a big celebration for the festival.
整个城镇为节日举行了盛大的庆祝活动。
AI contextual example
Her promotion called for a celebration with friends.
她的升职值得与朋友们一起庆祝一番。
AI contextual example
There was a celebration in the streets after the team won the championship.
球队赢得冠军后，街上举行了庆祝活动。
AI contextual example
the celebration of marriage
对婚姻的庆祝
WordNet
表示庆祝的原因或目的，后接名词或动名词。
They threw a party in celebration of their anniversary.
他们为庆祝周年纪念举办了一个派对。
表示庆祝的对象或主题，后接名词。
The festival is a celebration of cultural diversity.
这个节日是对文化多样性的庆祝。
动词+冠词+celebration，表示举行庆祝活动，常后接for表示庆祝对象。
The school held a celebration for the graduating students.
学校为毕业生举行了庆祝活动。
Not this
We had a big celebration party for his birthday.
Use this
We had a big celebration for his birthday.
中文习惯说‘庆祝派对’，但英语中‘celebration’本身已包含庆祝活动，再加‘party’造成冗余。去掉‘party’即可。
Not this
We had celebration yesterday.
Use this
We had a celebration yesterday.
‘celebration’是可数名词单数，前面需要加冠词‘a’。中文常省略冠词，导致错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
举行庆祝活动
They held a celebration for their anniversary.
他们为周年纪念举行了庆祝活动。
为庆祝...
There's a parade in celebration of the holiday.
为庆祝节日有游行。
生日庆祝
We planned a surprise birthday celebration.
我们计划了一个惊喜生日庆祝。
隆重庆祝
It was a big celebration with fireworks.
那是一场有烟火的隆重庆祝。
婚礼庆祝
The wedding celebration lasted all night.
婚礼庆祝持续了一整夜。
欢乐的庆祝
The crowd erupted in joyful celebration.
人群爆发出欢乐的庆祝。
为庆祝…
They held a party in celebration of their anniversary.
他们举办了一个派对来庆祝周年纪念。
值得庆祝的理由
Passing the exam was a great cause for celebration.
通过考试是一个值得庆祝的好理由。
生命庆典（葬礼或纪念活动的一种形式）
We held a celebration of life for our beloved grandmother.
我们为我们敬爱的祖母举办了一场生命庆典。
我们要开个庆祝会。
The song 'Celebration' by Kool & the Gang starts with the line 'We're gonna have a celebration.'
酷乐队的歌曲《庆祝》以'我们要开个庆祝会'这句歌词开头。
这必须庆祝一下！
Barney Stinson from 'How I Met Your Mother' often says 'This calls for a celebration!' in many episodes.
《老爸老妈的浪漫史》中的巴尼·斯廷森经常在很多集里说'这必须庆祝一下！'。
Use celebration naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'celebrate'中的'cele'音似'喜乐'，'brate'音似'不累'，寓意'喜乐不累的庆典'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：节日、生日、婚礼、典礼 通常用于正式或欢乐的庆祝场合，比较常见于节日、生日、婚礼等。
All listed words share the /eɪʃən/ ending with 'celebration', but beware that many other '-tion' words have different stressed vowels (e.g., 'mention' /ˈmɛnʃən/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.