| 词汇 | congratulate |
| 释义 | congratulate verb[ T ] uk /kənˈɡrætʃ.ə.leɪt/ us /kənˈɡrætʃ.ə.leɪt/ B2 to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual achievement: 向…致贺;视…有福 I was just congratulating Ceri on winning/on having won her race.我那时正在祝贺凯里赛跑获胜。 to praise someone or something praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal. congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test. complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked. commendThe judge commended her for her bravery. pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life. flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money. The defeated candidate gave a dignified speech in which he congratulated his rival.落败的候选人发表了不失尊严的讲话，祝贺对手获胜。 His plan was such a success that even his original critics had to congratulate him. Granny rang up to congratulate him on passing his exams. I must congratulate you - this is a very impressive piece of work. It is my wife you should be congratulating - she did all the hard work. Praising and applauding acclaim acclamation accolade adulate adulation clap compliment enthrone enthronement eulogistic eulogistically eulogize hail ode ooh ooh and aahidiom ovation overpraise overpraised puff Related wordcongratulatory GrammarCongratulating and celebrating We use different expressions for celebrations: … congratulate | American Dictionarycongratulate verb[ T ] us/kənˈɡrætʃ·əˌleɪt, -ˈɡrædʒ-/ to praise someone by expressing pleasure at that person's success or happiness: I congratulated Jill on winning the award. Examples of congratulatecongratulate The editors are to be congratulated for having succeeded in bringing together what are ostensibly ten very different studies into a well-integrated, coherent whole. The authors and publishers are to be congratulated on reproducing and updating this fine volume. The editors are to be congratulated on compiling a varied yet coherent set of papers. As a whole, the editors as well as the contributors are to be warmly congratulated. Pyle is to be congratulated for producing a book that is historically sensitive yet philosophically forthright. They also entertained those naval captains who successfully escorted convoys, rewarding them with presents and personally congratulating them in published resolutions in the newspapers. The editors are to be congratulated on assembling an outstanding collection of contributions and contributors. The authors are to be congratulated for their structural analysis and comparison of several widely varying models of eye-movement control during reading. This is a pity because in detail the tasks are excellent and realistic and the authors are to be congratulated on their fertility. The editors and authors are to be congratulated on the broad range of papers presented here and on the clarity of presentation. The editors are to be congratulated on their vision and ability to draw together such disparate ideas, themes, and professionals in one coherent volume. The editors have done well to bring together so many respectable authors in this increasingly disparate field and for this they should be congratulated. The editors are to be congratulated for their imagination in designing this project and for their energy in carrying it to completion. I congratulate the author for his extensive research in collecting data and conducting personal interviews with experts. At the end of the performance he congratulated everyone and left. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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