| 单词 | congratulate |
| 释义 | congratulate (kəngrætʃʊleɪt ) Word forms: congratulates , congratulating , congratulated 1. verb B2 If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them. She congratulated him on the birth of his son. [VERB noun + on] I was delighted with my promotion. Everyone congratulated me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: compliment, pat on the back, felicitate, wish joy to congratulation (kəngrætʃʊleɪʃən ) uncountable noun We have received many letters of congratulation. 2. verb B2 If you congratulate someone, you praise them for something good that they have done. I really must congratulate the organisers for a well-run and enjoyable event. [V n + for/on] We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you congratulate yourself, you are pleased about something that you have done or that has happened to you. Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Journalists congratulated themselves on the role of the press in the investigations. [V pron-refl on/for -ing/n] Collocations: congratulate a player He prays briefly and then gets up to congratulate his players with dignity. The Sun I have to congratulate the players for what they did. The Sun Anyway, with the final whistle there were little embraces as the new boss congratulated his players. The Sun In the early part of my sporting career, a coach actually congratulated a player who refused to shake hands with his opponent. Times, Sunday Times I want to congratulate the players. Times, Sunday Times They didn't seem in a rush to congratulate the winner. Times, Sunday Times On neither occasion did the runner-up congratulate the winner. Times, Sunday Times The generals have conceded defeat, congratulated the winners and offered to cooperate in a peaceful transition of power. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 庆贺 Japanese: 祝う |
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