celebrate

celebrate, congratulate

这两个动词均有“庆祝，祝贺”之意。
celebrate: 通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情，多暗示节日般的欢乐场面。
congratulate: 指对他人祝贺为目的，希望他人幸福或走运。

动词 celebrate:

1. celebrate, as of holidays or rites
   同义词：observe, keep
2. have a celebration
   同义词：fete
3. assign great social importance to
   同义词：lionize, lionise

1. Why don't we crack open a bottle of champagne to celebrate?
   我们何不开瓶香槟酒庆祝一下呢？
2. We went to the church to celebrate Christmas Eve.
   我们去教堂庆祝圣诞前夕。
3. Let's celebrate!
   让我们好好庆祝一下吧！
4. People in the city held a great party to celebrate their victory.
   本市的市民举行了盛大的晚会庆祝他们的胜利。
5. Odysseus's heroic exploits are celebrated in The Odyssey'.
   《奥德赛》史诗中歌颂了奥德修斯的丰功伟绩。
6. They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.
   他们开了一瓶酒来庆祝他的成功。
7. His victory was celebrated with music and dancing.
   以音乐和舞蹈庆祝他的胜利。
8. He read us a sonnet that celebrates love.
   他给我们读了一首歌颂爱情的十四行诗。

cel.e.brate

v.（动词）
cel.e.brat.ed,cel.e.brat.ing,cel.e.brates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing.See Synonyms at observe
庆祝：用荣誉、节日或欢乐的庆典庆祝（一天或一个事件）参见 observe
To perform (a religious ceremony):
举行（宗教庆典）：
例句：
celebrate Mass.
举行弥撒

To extol or praise:
歌颂或赞扬：
例句：
a sonnet that celebrates love.
歌颂爱情的十四行诗

To make widely known; display:
公布；展示：
例句：
.a determination on the author`s part to celebrate . . . the offenses of another.(William H. Pritchard)
.这个作家决心要表现出其他作家的不合理之处.(威廉H.普里查德)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.
庆祝：以适当的庆祝或节日纪念某一事件
To perform a religious ceremony.
举行宗教庆典
To engage in festivities:
参与节日庆祝：
例句：
went out and celebrated after the victory.
走出去庆祝胜利

来源：
Middle English celebraten
中古英语 celebraten
from Latin celebr3re celebr3t- [to frequent, celebrate]
源自 拉丁语 celebr3re celebr3t- [常去，庆祝]
from celeber celebr- [frequented, famous]
源自 celeber celebr- [常去的，著名的]

【引伸】
cel.ebra.tion
n.（名词）
cel.ebra.tor
n.（名词）
cel.ebrato.ry