give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them
向(某人)道贺;祝贺,恭喜
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he had taken the chance to congratulate him on his marriage .他借机祝贺他结婚。
praise (someone) for a particular achievement
称赞,赞美(某人)
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the operators are to be congratulated for the excellent service that they now provide .工作人员将会因为他们现在提供的出色服务而得到赞扬。
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自豪;感到满足;自我庆幸
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she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction 她对自己的推理能力感到满意
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[with clause]
the Director was congratulating himself that nothing could go wrong .导演正因不会出什么乱子而自我庆幸。
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congratulate sb on (doing) sth 祝贺某人(做)某事
真题例句:
"mid 16th cent.: from Latin