celebrate

v.庆祝；祝贺；举行宗教庆典；歌颂

verb

1. 庆祝；庆贺
   to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth special on it
   1. Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.
      杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。
   2. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.
      我们在佛罗伦萨庆祝结婚25周年。
   3. How do people celebrate New Year in your country?
      你们国家的人怎样庆贺新年？
2. 主持宗教仪式（尤指圣餐）
   to perform a religious ceremony, especially the Christian Communion service
3. 赞美；颂扬；歌颂
   to praise sb/sth
   1. a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King
      颂扬马丁∙路德∙金生平事迹的影片

vt. 庆祝；举行；赞美；祝贺 vi. 庆祝；过节；举行宗教仪式

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

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。

1. He returned home each year to celebrate Christmas and New Year with his family.
   他每年都回家和家人一起欢度圣诞和新年。
2. I was in a mood to celebrate
   我很想庆祝一下。
3. Tom celebrated his 24th birthday two days ago.
   汤姆两天前庆祝了他的24岁生日。
4. The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.
   这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。
5. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
   教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。
6. We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it.
   每当女性取得成功，我们都会表示认同并予以颂扬。
7. In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
   在勒克瑙，成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。
8. A resident of his neighbourhood had let off fireworks to celebrate the Revolution.
   他家附近的一个居民燃放了烟花庆祝革命胜利。
9. '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？”
10. It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate
    这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。
11. We might go into Salinas for dinner at a restaurant, and then to a picture show — to celebrate, you see.
    我们可能会去萨利纳斯的一家餐馆吃饭，然后去看场电影——算作庆祝，你知道吧。
12. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently
    银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。
13. the custom of exchanging love tokens to celebrate February 14.
    互换爱情信物以庆祝2月14号情人节的风俗
14. 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。
15. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ from the death.
    基督教徒们庆祝耶稣基督的复活。
16. They had a family feast to celebrate it.
    他们举办家宴，以示庆贺。
17. The whole city will celebrate the New Year with fireworks.
    今年过年，全城都将放焰火。
18. To celebrate the victory, a banquet of epic proportions was held.
    为了庆祝胜利举行了盛大的宴会。
19. Wearing red to celebrate the new year is very festive.
    过年穿红色很喜兴。
20. It's your birthday tomorrow, so we must celebrate.
    明天是你的生日，所以我们必须庆祝。
21. It's quite special for me to celebrate a birthday according to the lunar calendar.
    对我来说按农历过生日太特别了。
22. I cherish and celebrate Apple's unique principles and values.
    我珍惜并支持苹果独一无二的法则和价值。
23. Feast of autumn, With family and friends, Celebrate tonight!
    秋季盛宴，和家人与朋友，今晚庆祝！
24. We held a large party to celebrate his birthday.
    我们开了一个盛大的晚会来庆祝他的生日。
25. How do you and your family celebrate new year?
    你和你的家人怎么庆祝新年？
26. Last year, I could not celebrate the festival with my family because I was in university.
    去年，我不能与我的家人庆祝的节日，因为我还在上大学。
27. After all, this is your birthday month, and I know you will be eager to celebrate.
    毕竟这是你的生日月对吧，而且我知道你已经迫不及待的想庆祝一番了。
28. Had no this semester O.K., hear this news, I wanted to go to celebrate with classmate.
    还好这学期没有了，听到这个消息我都想和同学去庆祝了。