| 单词 | congratulate |
| 释义 | con·grat·u·late /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 PRAISEto tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them 祝贺，向…道喜 He never even stopped to congratulate me. 他甚至没有过来向我祝贺。congratulate somebody on something She congratulated me warmly on my exam results. 她热情地祝贺我考试取得好成绩。congratulate somebody for doing something All three are to be congratulated for doing so well. 三位表现那么好，都值得祝贺。► see thesaurus at praise2 congratulate yourself (on something) PROUDto feel pleased and proud of yourself because you have achieved something or something good has happened to you （因某事）为自己感到高兴[自豪] I congratulated myself on my good fortune. 我为自己的好运气感到高兴。 —congratulatory /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪtəri $ -ˈɡrætʃələtɔːri/ adjective congratulatory messages 贺词n GRAMMAR: Patterns with congratulate• You congratulate someone on something: I’d like to congratulate you on your new job. ✗Don’t say: I’d like to congratulate you for your new job.• You can also say: Congratulations on your new job!• You congratulate someone for doing something: She congratulated me for getting a new job.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscongratulate• I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.• One can imagine them forthrightly shaking hands and congratulating and thanking each other, but the words are lost to posterity.• The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner.• You should have been allowed to congratulate her first.• I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.• The President congratulated him on winning the title.• Mr. Allason I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the abolition of composite rate tax.• In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.• Nevertheless, Sangfroid took the answer in stride; he did not even congratulate Rosenberg.• When I congratulated the poor girl, she almost fainted.congratulate somebody for doing something• He's congratulated her for being so perceptive ... but says the errors were actually made on purpose.• I congratulate you for at least calling the city Lviv and not Lvov.• If you congratulate a subordinate for completing a task on schedule, you may generate a feeling of pride and accomplishment.• In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.• Keep it corked Carlsbad leaders can congratulate themselves for winning Lego when dozens of other cities wanted it.Origin congratulate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of congratulari “to wish happiness”, from com- ( → COM-) + gratus “pleasing”con·grat·u·late verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable that are they happy you because tell to Corpus someone |
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