1. vt. & vi.庆祝　 mark (an event or special occasion) by enjoying oneself, publicly or privately
2. vt.颂扬，赞美，歌颂　 praise in writing, speech, etc.

　～ a marriage　庆祝婚礼
　～ a victory　庆祝胜利
　～ Christmas　庆祝圣诞节
　～ Mass　庆祝弥撒
　～ one's birthday　庆祝某人的生日
　～ dramatically　戏剧性地庆祝
　～ enthusiastically　热情赞扬
　～ formally　正式庆祝
　～ joyously　喜气洋洋地庆祝
　～ justly　应当庆贺
　～ nationally　举国欢庆
　～ officially　正式庆祝
　～ pompously　盛大地庆祝
　～ privately　私人庆祝
　～ publicly　公开庆祝
　～ quietly　悄悄地庆祝
　～ solemnly　庄严地庆祝
　～ warmly　热烈地庆祝
　～ by a banquet　举行宴会庆祝…
　～ by poets　被诗人所歌颂
　～ for one's beauty　赞美某人的美丽
　～ in music　用音乐赞美

　It's your birthday tomorrow, so we must celebrate.　明天是你的生日，所以我们必须庆祝。
　When the children saw the snow they celebrated.　当孩子们看见了雪，一个个兴高采烈。
　When the war ended, everyone celebrated.　战争结束了，人人欢庆。
　We celebrated New Year's Day.　我们庆祝元旦。
　We celebrate our National Day every year.　我们每年都要庆祝国庆节。
　We celebrated the construction of the reservoir.　我们庆祝水库的建成。
　People gathered to celebrate the formation of the new party.　人们集会庆祝这个新党的建立。
　The priest celebrates Mass in church.　神父在教堂里庆祝弥撒。
　The poet celebrates heroes in song.　诗人用歌词歌颂英雄。
　He celebrated the surrounding mountains for their beauty.　他赞美周围群山的美丽。
　The occasion was celebrated at many schools by a three-day holiday.　许多学校放假三天，庆祝这个节日。
　His victory in the election was celebrated with songs and dancing.　人们载歌载舞庆祝他在选举中获胜。
　His deed was celebrated by people.　他的事迹受到人们的称颂。
　The names of many heroes are celebrated by the poets.　许多英雄的名字为诗人所赞颂。
　Meet the celebrated author tonight!　今晚会见这位著名作家！
　He is a celebrated Nobel Prize winner.　他是一位著名的诺贝尔奖金获得者。
　She is the most celebrated of the famous film stars.　她是著名的电影明星中最突出的。

 ♣ celebrate for　(v.+prep.)
　因…而著名　be famous for (sth or doing sth)
　The city is celebrated for its yearly horse show.　这座城市以一年一度的马展而闻名遐迩。
　Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.　威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。
　Hangzhou is celebrated for its beautiful scenery.　杭州以其美丽的风景著名。

 ♣ celebrate, commemorate
　celebrate　着重指外表或行动上的欢庆，如举行盛会、张灯结彩等；而commemorate着重唤起对某一事件的记忆，该事件不一定是使人欢庆的。例如：
　They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding.　他们举行聚会来庆祝他们的银婚。
　This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.　这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
 ♣ celebrate, congratulate
　这两个词都有“庆贺”的意思。其区别在于：celebrate只能以事或物作宾语；而congratulate后面只能以“被庆贺的人”作宾语。例如：
　We celebrated his birthday by a banquet.　我们举行宴会庆祝他的生日。
　We congratulated her on having passed the examinations.　我们祝贺她通过了考试。

　［同义词］ commemorate, congratulate, honour, keep, observe
　［反义词］ disregard, ignore
　［词源］　拉丁语celebrare（庆祝）