英语词汇“congratulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINcongratulate

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin past participle of congratulari ‘to wish happiness’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + gratus ‘pleasing’

VERB TABLE

congratulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	congratulate
	he, she, it	congratulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	congratulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have congratulated
	he, she, it	has congratulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had congratulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will congratulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have congratulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am congratulating
	he, she, it	is congratulating
	you, we, they	are congratulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was congratulating
	you, we, they	were congratulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been congratulating
	he, she, it	has been congratulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been congratulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be congratulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been congratulating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.
I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.
The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner.
The President congratulated him on winning the title.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.
Mr. Allason I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the abolition of composite rate tax.
Nevertheless, Sangfroid took the answer in stride; he did not even congratulate Rosenberg.
One can imagine them forthrightly shaking hands and congratulating and thanking each other, but the words are lost to posterity.
When I congratulated the poor girl, she almost fainted.
You should have been allowed to congratulate her first.

THESAURUS► praise

to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly: · The film was praised by the critics when it first came out.· The report praises staff in both schools.· It’s important to praise children.

► congratulate

to tell someone that you think it is good that they have achieved something: · I congratulated him on his success.· The government should be congratulated for what they have achieved.

► compliment

to say to someone that you like how they look, or you like something they have done: · She complimented me on my new hairstyle.· He complimented my cooking.

► flatter

to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it: · He had persuaded her to buy it by flattering her and being charming.· You’re just flattering me!

► rave about something

(also enthuse about something formal) to talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way, and say that it is very good. Rave is rather informal, whereas enthuse is much more formal and is used mainly in written English: · Everyone is raving about the movie.· She enthused about the joys of motherhood.

► applaud

formal to publicly praise a decision, action, idea etc: · Business leaders applauded the decision.· A spokesperson applauded the way the festival had been run.

► commend

formal to praise someone or something, especially officially: · After the battle, Andrew Jackson commended him for ‘his courage and fidelity’.· The officers should be commended for their prompt action.

► hail somebody/something as something

especially written to describe someone or something in a way that shows you have a very good opinion of them, especially in newspapers, on television reports etc: · The book was hailed as a masterpiece.· Journalists and music writers hailed the band as ‘the next big thing’.· He is being hailed as the new James Dean.

Longman Language Activatorto praise someone or something► praise

to say that you admire someone or approve of something good that they have done: · Fire chiefs praised a 10-year-old girl who saved her brother's life yesterday.praise somebody for something: · Local people were praised for their calm response to the crisis.highly praised: · His column was a regular and highly praised feature of the newspaper.

► congratulate

to tell someone that you are pleased or impressed because they have achieved something special: · I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.congratulate somebody on (doing) something: · The President congratulated him on winning the title.· I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.congratulate somebody for (doing) something: · The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner.

► compliment

to tell someone that you like the way they look or that you are pleased with something that they have done: · She blushed when men complimented her.compliment somebody on something: · Everyone complimented me on my new hairstyle.

► be complimentary about

to say good or approving things about a person or their achievements: · Peter is always very complimentary about your work.· She was actually highly complimentary about you.

► say good things about

if you say good things about someone, you praise their abilities, usually in their work: · People are saying really good things about you -- that you are well-trained, are thorough, conscientious...

► speak highly of

to praise someone or their work because you admire them: · I'm so pleased to meet you -- my wife has always spoken very highly of you.· All her former clients speak highly of her legal skills.

► pay tribute to

to praise someone publicly, especially to show respect for them and what they have achieved: · John Motum, presenting the trophy, paid tribute to the players and coaches.· Friends of the actor paid tribute to his talent and expressed shock as news of his death became public.

► put in a good word for

if someone puts in a good word for you with someone in a position of authority, they praise you to them, especially in order to help you to get a job or to avoid punishment: · The producers told me later that I got the job because Paul put in a good word for me.put in a good word for somebody with somebody: · Can you put in a good word for me with your colleagues on the council?

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► friend

· Mr. Greenway I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his formidable and invaluable contribution to the outcome of the Maastricht negotiations.· Mr. Hague I congratulate my hon. Friend on his work so far.· I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the steps that he has taken to do just that.· I congratulate my hon. Friend on his recent success in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

► government

· Sixthly, on environmental controls, I congratulate the Government on their more sensible and practical approach.· The Bill sets that process on its way, and I congratulate the Government on introducing it.· I congratulate the Government on introducing a timetable motion at the very start of the Committee stage.

► member

· He went on to congratulate the members, Executive Committee and Ciaran Ryan on the conduct of the dispute.· Outside the court some defendants were congratulated by jury members.· Once again, I congratulate the hon. Member for Chislehurst on choosing this subject for his Bill.

VERB► join

· I join him in congratulating the industry on its export achievements - something that we never hear from the Labour party.· Will he join me in congratulating the TECs on the part that they are playing in promoting the local economy?

► like

· Chris Gilbertson Hungry for new products I would like to congratulate you on your excellent article on the Kwikmas pudding.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► congratulate yourself (on something)

But the rivalry was friendly enough for all teams to congratulate each other on their performances.
I do not say this in order to congratulate myself or to put my actions in a better light.
On the dais all the boys were congratulating themselves.
One by one they congratulated themselves.
San Francisco is not in a position to congratulate itself on the success of its public schools.
So both teams can congratulate themselves at doing so much better.
The Government are in an extraordinarily poor position to congratulate themselves on an annusmirabilis.
The Senior Management team were evidently congratulating themselves on having recruited such an able young lady.