2. celebrate vt. (1)  庆祝；祝贺 celebrate Christmas / one’s birthday / a victory (2)   赞扬；称颂 The names of many heroes are celebrated by the poets. 词语辨析：celebrate, congratulate celebrate后常接日期,事情或场合 congratulate后常接人 表示为某事而祝贺某人congratulate sb. on/upon sth. ex：congratulate you on your marriage. 有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。 ex：I congratulated myself on my escape from being punished.