| 释义 | celebratecelebrate /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 verb ETYMOLOGYcelebrateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of  celebrare to visit often, celebrate, from  celeber often visited, famous VERB TABLEcelebrate |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | celebrate |  |  | he, she, it | celebrates |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | celebrated |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have celebrated |  |  | he, she, it | has celebrated |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had celebrated |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will celebrate |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have celebrated | 
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 | Present | I | am celebrating |  |  | he, she, it | is celebrating |  |  | you, we, they | are celebrating |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was celebrating |  |  | you, we, they | were celebrating |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been celebrating |  |  | he, she, it | has been celebrating |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been celebrating |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be celebrating |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been celebrating | 
► celebrate Christmas/Thanksgiving etc.1[intransitive, transitive] to do something special because of a particular event or special occasion:  My folks are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The graduation ceremony allows students to celebrate their achievements. We’re going out for a meal to celebrate.celebrate Christmas/Thanksgiving etc. We’ll be celebrating Christmas with Mark’s family.2[transitive] formal to praise someone or something in speech, writing, or pictures:  His poems celebrate the joys of love.3[transitive] to perform a religious ceremony, especially a Mass in the Catholic Church [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of  celebrare to visit often, celebrate, from  celeber often visited, famous] We’ll be celebrating Christmas with Mark’s family. |