congratulate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they congratulate | |
| he / she / it congratulates | |
| past simple congratulated | |
| past participle congratulated | |
| -ing form congratulating |
- congratulate somebody (on something)
to tell somebody that you are pleased about their success or achievements 向（某人）道贺；祝贺 I congratulated them all on their results. 我为他们取得的成就向他们所有人表示祝贺。 The authors are to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative work. 向创作出这样一部具有权威性又清晰易懂的作品的作者们祝贺。
Express Yourself Congratulating somebody on an achievement or a family eventCongratulating somebody on an achievement or a family event 表示祝贺 When someone tells you some good news about their family, or what they have done, you can congratulate them: 得知某人家有喜事或取得成就时向其表示祝贺可以用多种方式： Congratulations on your engagement! I hope you'll be very happy. 恭喜你们订婚！祝你们幸福美满。
Well done for passing your driving test. 你通过了驾驶执照考试，很不错！
Good job on passing your exams. 你考试及格了，真棒！
I hear you did very well in your exams/you've got a new job/you've had a baby—congratulations! 听说你考得非常好／找到了新工作／喜得贵子——恭喜恭喜！
Jo tells me you're getting married—congratulations! 乔告诉我你要结婚了，恭喜！
回应： Thank you very much. 多谢。
Oh, thanks! 哦，谢谢！
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1I must congratulate you on your excellent exam results. 我得祝贺你取得了优异的考试成绩。 Please join me in congratulating Luke on an outstanding season. 请和我一起为卢克在赛季中的杰出表现表示祝贺。 She congratulated me warmly on my performance. 她就我的表演向我热烈道贺。 The President himself is here to personally congratulate the winner. 总统亲自到场向获胜者道贺。 The company is to be congratulated on its success. 该公司将因其成功而接受祝贺。 The employees should be congratulated for the part they have played in the success. 应对员工们在这次成功中所发挥的作用表示祝贺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heartily
- warmly
- personally
- …
- have to
- must
- want to
- …
- for
- on
- somebody is to be congratulated
- to join somebody in congratulating somebody
- congratulate yourself (on something)
to feel pleased and proud because you have achieved something or been successful at something （为成就或成功）感到自豪，引以为豪 You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job. 你应该为你出色的工作感到自豪。 The organizers are congratulating themselves on attracting record numbers to the event. 参加这项活动的人数之多创了纪录，组织者感到非常自豪。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin congratulat- ‘congratulated’, from the verb congratulari, from con- ‘with’ + gratulari ‘show joy’ (from gratus ‘pleasing’).