| 单词 | celebrate |
| 释义 | celebrate (once / 100 pages) 1v 2v 3v To celebrate means to mark a special day, event, or holiday. You might celebrate a birthday, a religious holiday, or even the anniversary of a famous battle. Use celebrate for festive, happy occasions. If the special day, event, or holiday is more solemn or introspective, a verb like observe is often used. After we observe Memorial Day, we look forward to celebrating the Fourth of July. The verb can also mean to honor or praise — "The book celebrated the life of the actress who had given so much to worthy causes." WORD FAMILYcelebrate: celebrated, celebrater, celebrates, celebrating, celebration, celebrator, celebratory+/celebrater: celebraters/celebration: celebrations/celebrator: celebrators USAGE EXAMPLESThe junior confidently drilled the Rose Bowl winner, sprinting away to celebrate amid pandemonium in the packed stadium. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) I was celebrating the end of the semester. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Here are a few facts to consider while celebrating the new year: Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 v have a celebration 2After the exam, the students were celebrating Syn|Hypo|Hyper fete jubilate celebrate a jubilee jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it upcelebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities partyhave or participate in a party receivehave or give a reception raveparticipate in an all-night techno dance party carouse, riot, roisterengage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking get together, meet get together socially or for a specific purpose v behave as expected during of holidays or rites 3celebrate Christmas Syn|Hypo keep, observe commemorate, mark mark by some ceremony or observation mournobserve the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one solemnise, solemnizeobserve or perform with dignity or gravity v assign great social importance to The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood Syn|Hyper lionise, lionize abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect show respect towards |
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