congratulation

英 [kənˌɡrætʃuˈleɪʃn]

美 [kənˌɡrætʃuˈleɪʃn]

n.  祝贺; 恭贺; 贺词; (用以向人祝贺)祝贺，恭喜

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牛津词典

noun

• 祝贺；恭贺；贺词
  a message congratulating sb (= saying that you are happy about their good luck or success)
  1. to offer/send your congratulations to sb
     向某人致以祝贺
• （用以向人祝贺）祝贺，恭喜
  used when you want to congratulate sb
  1. ‘We're getting married!’ ‘Congratulations!’
     “我们要结婚了！”“恭喜恭喜！”
  2. Congratulations on your exam results!
     祝贺你考出了好成绩！
• 祝贺
  the act of congratulating sb
  1. a letter of congratulation
     贺信

柯林斯词典

• VERB 祝贺;向…道贺
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
  1. She congratulated him on the birth of his son...
     她祝贺他喜得贵子。
  2. I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
     大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
• VERB 表扬；称赞
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you praise them for something good that they have done.
  1. I really must congratulate the organisers for a well run and enjoyable event...
     活动安排得有条不紊，充满乐趣，我必须要称赞一下组织者。
  2. We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players.
     我们特别想表扬几名选手。
• VERB 为(自己)感到高兴(或自豪）
  If youcongratulate yourself, you are pleased about something that you have done or that has happened to you.
  1. Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself...
     沃特斯通完全有理由为自己感到高兴。
  2. Journalists have been congratulating themselves on the role the press has played in the investigations.
     记者们为新闻界在调查中所起的作用感到自豪。

英英释义

noun

• the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
  Synonym:felicitation
• (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
  1. I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage
  Synonym:felicitation

双语例句

• He has received many letters in congratulation of his birthday.
  他收到许多祝贺他生日的信件。
• By the way, congratulation on managing to sit steadily for your six month old.
  顺便，恭喜你在六个月大的时候掌握了如何坐稳。
• That is awesome. Congratulation! I know you can make it.
  棒极了。恭喜！我知道你可以做到的。
• You are certainly the most innovative in this field. Congratulation!
  在这个领域你肯定是最有创新性的，祝贺！
• Please accept my warmest congratulation on this20th anniversary of the founding of your business.
  在贵公司成立20周年之际，请接受我的热烈祝贺。
• On behalf of China Machinery Industry Federation, I express my warm congratulation to its opening.
  我代表中国机械工业联合会表示热烈的祝贺。
• This is a matter for congratulation.
  这是件值得庆贺的事。
• Gradually the deference and congratulation gave her a mental appreciation of her state.
  渐渐地，别人的敬意和祝贺使她能从精神上欣赏自己的处境了。
• It is a matter for congratulation that young man's physique has very much improved.
  那个年轻男人的体格得到了很大的改善，这是一件值得祝贺事。
• Messages of congratulation by post and telegraph poured in upon her from home and abroad.
  贺信和贺电从国内外雪片似地向她飞来。