congratulated

英 [kənˈɡrætʃuleɪtɪd]

美 [kənˈɡrætʃuleɪtɪd]

v.  向(某人)道贺; 祝贺; (为成就或成功)感到高兴，感到自豪
congratulate的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 祝贺;向…道贺
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
  1. She congratulated him on the birth of his son...
     她祝贺他喜得贵子。
  2. I was absolutely astonished by the reaction to our engagement. Everyone started congratulating us.
     大家对我们订婚的反应让我非常惊讶。所有人都开始祝贺我们。
• VERB 表扬；称赞
  If youcongratulatesomeone, you praise them for something good that they have done.
  1. I really must congratulate the organisers for a well run and enjoyable event...
     活动安排得有条不紊，充满乐趣，我必须要称赞一下组织者。
  2. We specifically wanted to congratulate certain players.
     我们特别想表扬几名选手。
• VERB 为(自己)感到高兴(或自豪）
  If youcongratulate yourself, you are pleased about something that you have done or that has happened to you.
  1. Waterstone has every reason to congratulate himself...
     沃特斯通完全有理由为自己感到高兴。
  2. Journalists have been congratulating themselves on the role the press has played in the investigations.
     记者们为新闻界在调查中所起的作用感到自豪。

双语例句

• My roommate congratulated me on passing the driving test.
  我的室友祝贺我通过了驾照考试。
• He congratulated the counsel for the defence on his "loyalty," and skilfully took advantage of this loyalty.
  他对辩护律师的忠诚表示祝贺，并且巧妙地利用了他的忠诚。
• They also congratulated the peaceful resolution of the land dispute between Spain and Morocco.
  他们还对西班牙与摩洛哥的领土争端得到和平解决表示祝贺。
• A friend congratulated me on my new book about my trip.
  一个朋友祝贺我出了关于我自己旅游的新书。
• We congratulated them on what they had achieved.
  我们为他们取得的成就向他们表示祝贺。
• He congratulated me on having got engaged.
  他祝贺我被雇佣了。
• She wrung his hand and congratulated him on his epoch-making feat.
  她紧握着他的手，祝贺他创造了划时代的功绩。
• Jefferson had congratulated his fellow-citizens on possessing a chosen country.
  杰斐逊曾恭贺他的同胞有一块得天独厚的国土。
• You may be congratulated by the CEO and other leaders directly.
  你可能直接就会得到CEO和其他领导的祝贺。
• Chirac congratulated him on getting his reforms adopted.
  希拉克对施罗德国内议会通过了他的改革方案表示祝贺。