- (usually followed by on) to communicate pleasure, approval, or praise to (a person or persons); compliment
- (often followed by on) to consider (oneself) clever or fortunate (as a result of): she congratulated herself on her tact
- obsolete to greet
单词 | congratulate |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 con•grat•u•late /kənˈgrætʃəˌleɪt, kəŋ-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object (+ on + object)], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•grat•u•la•to•ry /kənˈgrætʃələˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj.: a congratulatory message. See -grat-. con•grat•u•late (kən grach′ə lāt′ or, often, -graj′-, kəng-),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: congratulate /kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt/ vb (transitive)
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