a)used when you want to congratulate someone 恭喜,祝贺
‘I’ve just passed my driving test!’ ‘Congratulations!’
“我刚通过了驾驶考试!”“恭喜恭喜!”
congratulations on
Congratulations on a superb performance!
对精彩的演出表示祝贺!
b)words saying you are happy that someone has achieved something 祝贺的话
Give Oscar my congratulations.
请向奥斯卡转达我的祝贺。
Examples from the Corpus
congratulations• Congratulations on passing your driving test.• Congratulations on your new job, Jenny.• Congratulations! Is it a girl or boy?• Sidney sent his congratulations.• Donna was swamped with congratulations from friends and fellowreporters when she won the prize.
2[uncountableU] when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them 祝贺,恭贺