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celebrate

英 ['selɪbreɪt] 美['sɛlɪbret]
  • vt. 庆祝;举行;赞美;祝贺
  • vi. 庆祝;过节;举行宗教仪式

CET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6中频词核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: celebrates;过去式: celebrated;过去分词: celebrated;现在分词: celebrating;

中文词源


celebrate 庆祝

来自拉丁词celeber, 拥挤的,出名的。可能最终来自PIE*sker, 转,围,词源同ring, crowd. 即围起来的一群人。该词原指宗教弥撒,后指庆祝各种活动。

英文词源


celebrate (v.)
mid-15c., originally of the Mass, from Latin celebratus "much-frequented; kept solemn; famous," past participle of celebrare "assemble to honor," also "to publish; sing praises of; practice often," originally "to frequent in great numbers," from celeber "frequented, populous, crowded;" with transferred senses of "well-attended; famous; often-repeated." Related: Celebrated; celebrating.

双语例句


1. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.
银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

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2. She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
她抵达了圣艾夫斯以庆祝女王登基25周年。

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3. The Vietnamese government has fixed on May 19th to celebrate his anniversary.
越南政府已经决定于5月19日庆祝他的诞辰。

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4. Duncan and his triumphant soldiers celebrate their military victory.
邓肯和他那些欢欣鼓舞的士兵们庆祝他们取得了军事胜利。

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5. "Maybe we could celebrate tonight." — "What did you have in mind?"
“也许今晚我们可以庆祝一下。”——“你有何打算?”

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