celebration
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cel·e·bra·tion /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/ ●●○ S3 noun 1 [countable]CELEBRATE an occasion or party when you celebrate something 庆祝会，庆祝活动 the lively New Year celebrations in the city centre 市中心热闹的新年庆祝活动► see thesaurus at party2 [singular, uncountable]CELEBRATE the act of celebrating 庆祝；祝贺，颂扬in celebration of something a reception in celebration of the Fund’s 70th Anniversary 庆祝该基金会成立70周年的招待会 The show is a celebration of new young talent. 这次演出是年轻新秀的一场盛会。 I think this is a cause for celebration (=reason to celebrate). 我认为这值得庆祝一下。 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + celebrationa big/small celebration 大的/小的庆祝会We’re having a small celebration for Dad’s birthday. 我们要为爸爸的生日搞个小小的庆祝会。a family celebration (=for family members) 家庭庆祝会Everyone’s coming here for a family celebration. 每个人都将来这里参加一个家庭庆祝会。na special celebrationThere’s a special celebration tonight to mark the school’s 50th anniversary.a double celebration (=for two good things) 双庆活动It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday. 这是一个双庆活动，既庆祝我们的第一个结婚纪念日，又庆祝我的生日。a birthday/anniversary celebration 庆生会/纪念日庆祝会He is planning a very special 40th birthday celebration. 他正在筹划一个非常特别的40岁庆生会。nIt was the college’s 150th anniversary celebration last night.a victory celebration 庆功会Some football fans were arrested during the victory celebrations. 一些足球迷在庆祝胜利时被拘捕。Christmas/New Year celebrations 圣诞节庆典/新年庆典nThey invited me to join in their Christmas celebrations.wedding celebrations 婚庆nThe wedding celebrations can last for a week or more.ncentenary celebrations (=celebrating 100 years after a special event)A special committee was formed to organize the centenary celebrations.na national celebrationThe flag flies for a national celebration.verbshave a celebration 举办庆祝活动The villagers were having a celebration of some kind. 村民们正在举办某种庆祝活动。hold/host a celebration formal: 举办/主办庆祝活动:The company is holding a celebration for its 75th anniversary. 公司将要举办一个75周年庆祝活动。join in the celebrations 参加庆祝活动You’re welcome to come and join in the celebrations! 欢迎你来参加庆祝活动！Examples from the Corpus
celebration• Some examples include frustration over work, an argument with a spouse, and celebration of a baseball game win.• Janine had her birthday celebration a week early.• There is a two-day citywide celebration each year at the end of June.• Posadas is a nine-day celebration in Mexico before Christmas.• The hospital is planning a huge celebration of its 50th anniversary.• When our flag flies, it signifies a national celebration.• This was no celebration of diversity.• In our own celebrations this Christmas, may we join with Mary in giving thanks for the amazing gift of human life.• New Year's celebrations• Plenty of booze and chow round out the celebration, considered the grandaddy of July Fourth blasts.• Was this celebration, six years after the Liberation, a reminder of less happy times?• It begins with a wedding celebration taking place in the open air.• New Year celebrations in Scotland go on for three days.in celebration of something• In 1918 he chaired a war memorials committee and organized nationwide pyrotechnic displays in celebration of the armistice.• And what a wonderful world of myth one finds in celebration of this universal mystery!• She would cook it and everyone would eat it in celebration of my becoming part of the family.• Many have been produced in all honesty as book illustrations or in celebration of some interesting event or anniversary.• The Fogg is circulating the show in celebration of the museum's imminent centennial.• The women stole more work time in celebration of the marriage with much hilarity and sociability.cel·e·bra·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
occasion party you or an Corpus celebrate something when
celebration
cel‧e‧bra‧tion S3 /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən, ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] an occasion or party when you celebrate something:
the lively New Year celebrations in the city centre
2. [singular, uncountable] the act of celebrating
in celebration of something
a reception in celebration of the Fund’s 70th Anniversary
The show is a celebration of new young talent.
I think this is a cause for celebration (=reason to celebrate).
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + celebration
▪a big/small celebration We’re having a small celebration for Dad’s birthday.
▪a family celebration (=for family members) Everyone’s coming here for a family celebration.
▪a special celebration There’s a special celebration tonight to mark the school’s 50th anniversary.
▪a double celebration (=for two good things) It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
▪a birthday/anniversary celebration He is planning a very special 40th birthday celebration. | It was the college’s 150th anniversary celebration last night.
▪a victory celebration Some football fans were arrested during the victory celebrations.
▪Christmas/New Year celebrations They invited me to join in their Christmas celebrations.
▪wedding celebrations The wedding celebrations can last for a week or more.
▪centenary celebrations (=celebrating 100 years after a special event) A special committee was formed to organize the centenary celebrations.
▪a national celebration The flag flies for a national celebration.
■ verbs
▪have a celebration The villagers were having a celebration of some kind.
▪hold/host a celebration formal The company is holding a celebration for its 75th anniversary.
▪join in the celebrations You’re welcome to come and join in the celebrations!
▪ party a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc: We’re having a party for Sarah’s 40th birthday. | I met my boyfriend at a party.
▪get-together an informal party: Christmas is the perfect time for a family get-together.
▪ball a large formal party where people dance: the end of term ball
▪rave a large party which is held outside or in an empty building, where people dance to music and take illegal drugs
▪reception a large formal party, especially one after a wedding or to welcome an important person: The wedding reception is at a nearby hotel. | a reception for the Thai Foreign Minister | They attended a White House reception to mark the Queen’s visit.
▪function a large formal or official party: He has been asked to play at many corporate functions (=an official party held by a company).
▪celebration a party or special event that is organized in order to celebrate something: the country’s 50th anniversary celebrations | It was a 21st birthday celebration which Mary would never forget.
▪bash informal a party, especially a big one that a lot of famous people go to – used especially in journalism: the star’s birthday bash | a picture of him at a Hollywood bash | a showbiz bash
▪do British English informal a party: We’re having a do to celebrate Margaret’s birthday.
▪dinner party a party where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal: I met him at a dinner party.
▪house-warming (party) a party that you have when you move into a new house: We’re having a house-warming next week.
▪cocktail party (also drinks party British English) a party that people go to in order to talk and have a drink together for a few hours
▪fancy-dress party British English, costume party American English a party where people dress in special clothes, for example to look like a famous person or a character in a story
▪hen party especially British English a social event just before a wedding, for a woman who is getting married and her female friends
▪stag night British English, bachelor party American English a social event just before a wedding, for a man who is getting married and his male friends
▪baby/wedding shower American English an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to have a baby or get married
cel‧e‧bra‧tion S3 /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən, ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] an occasion or party when you celebrate something: 2. [singular, uncountable] the act of celebrating
in celebration of something
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