| 单词 | celebrate |
| 释义 | celebrate —celebrative, adj. —celebrator, celebrater, n. —celebratory /sel"euh breuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, seuh leb"reuh-/, adj. /sel"euh brayt'/, v. , celebrated, celebrating. v.t. 1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play. 2. to make known publicly; proclaim: The newspaper celebrated the end of the war in red headlines. 3. to praise widely or to present to widespread and favorable public notice, as through newspapers or novels: a novel celebrating the joys of marriage; the countryside celebrated in the novels of Hardy. 4. to perform with appropriate rites and ceremonies; solemnize: to celebrate a marriage. v.i. 5. to observe a day or commemorate an event with ceremonies or festivities. 6. to perform a religious ceremony, esp. Mass or the Lord's Supper. 7. to have or participate in a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time: You look like you were up celebrating all night. [1425-75; late ME < L celebratus ptp. of celebrare to solemnize, celebrate, honor, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber) often repeated, famous + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. honor, solemnize. 3. laud, glorify, honor, applaud, commend. |
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