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

• 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！
• 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。
• I sent a card of congratulation to the newly married couple.
  我给新婚夫妇寄了一张贺卡。
• He received baskets full of cards, letters and telegrams of congratulation.
  他收到了满满几篮子贺信，贺卡和贺电。
• Messages of congratulation poured in.
  贺电如雪片飞来。
• He sent her a letter of congratulation on her passing the exam.
  他给她寄去了贺信，祝贺她通过了考试。
• Thank you very much for your note of congratulation on my receiving doctorate in chemistry.
  非常感谢您在我获得化学博士学位之际发来贺信。
• 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。
• The letter arrived in congratulation of my graduation from the university.
  我收到了大学毕业的贺信。
• 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。