congratulate

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con·grat·u·late /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 PRAISEto tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them 祝贺，向…道喜

He never even stopped to congratulate me.

他甚至没有过来向我祝贺。

congratulate somebody on something

She congratulated me warmly on my exam results.

她热情地祝贺我考试取得好成绩。

congratulate somebody for doing something

All three are to be congratulated for doing so well.

三位表现那么好，都值得祝贺。

► see thesaurus at praise

2 congratulate yourself (on something) PROUDto feel pleased and proud of yourself because you have achieved something or something good has happened to you （因某事）为自己感到高兴[自豪]

I congratulated myself on my good fortune.

我为自己的好运气感到高兴。

Examples from the Corpus

congratulate yourself (on something)• But the rivalry was friendly enough for all teams to congratulate each other on their performances.• On the dais all the boys were congratulating themselves.• One by one they congratulated themselves.• So both teams can congratulate themselves at doing so much better.• The Government are in an extraordinarily poor position to congratulate themselves on an annusmirabilis.• The Senior Management team were evidently congratulating themselves on having recruited such an able young lady.• San Francisco is not in a position to congratulate itself on the success of its public schools.• I do not say this in order to congratulate myself or to put my actions in a better light.

—congratulatory /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪtəri $ -ˈɡrætʃələtɔːri/ adjectiveadj

congratulatory messages

贺词

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with congratulate

You congratulate someone on something:

I’d like to congratulate you on your new job.

✗Don’t say: I’d like to congratulate you for your new job.

You can also say:

Congratulations on your new job!

You congratulate someone for doing something:

She congratulated me for getting a new job.

Examples from the Corpus

congratulate• I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.• One can imagine them forthrightly shaking hands and congratulating and thanking each other, but the words are lost to posterity.• The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner.• You should have been allowed to congratulate her first.• I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.• The President congratulated him on winning the title.• Mr. Allason I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the abolition of composite rate tax.• In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.• Nevertheless, Sangfroid took the answer in stride; he did not even congratulate Rosenberg.• When I congratulated the poor girl, she almost fainted.

congratulate somebody for doing something• He's congratulated her for being so perceptive ... but says the errors were actually made on purpose.• I congratulate you for at least calling the city Lviv and not Lvov.• If you congratulate a subordinate for completing a task on schedule, you may generate a feeling of pride and accomplishment.• In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.• Keep it corked Carlsbad leaders can congratulate themselves for winning Lego when dozens of other cities wanted it.

Origin congratulate

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of congratulari “to wish happiness”, from com- ( → COM-) + gratus “pleasing”

con·grat·u·late verb →n GRAMMAR1

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