congratulation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·grat·u·la·tion /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃən/ ●●● S3 noun 1 congratulations a) used when you want to congratulate someone 恭喜，祝贺 ‘I’ve just passed my driving test!’ ‘Congratulations!’ “我刚通过了驾驶考试！”“恭喜恭喜！”congratulations on Congratulations on a superb performance! 对精彩的演出表示祝贺！ b) words saying you are happy that someone has achieved something 祝贺的话 Give Oscar my congratulations. 请向奥斯卡转达我的祝贺。2 [uncountable] when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them 祝贺，恭贺 letters of congratulation 祝贺信
Examples from the Corpus
congratulation• Amazement and congratulation seemed more in order than reflection.• Messages of approval and congratulation poured in from all over the world.• I often wonder whether being successful in the ballot is a matter for congratulation or commiseration.• His colleagues nearly all wrote letters of glowing congratulation.• More than 1,300 letters of congratulation had reached him within 10 days of the Croke Park cup final victory.• I had over a thousand letters of congratulation.• Indeed, the Prime Minister sent a message of congratulation to President Christiani when the peace agreement was reached.• We would then hit each other in a celebration of comedy until the sheer pain of congratulation stopped us.con·grat·u·la·tion nounChineseSyllable
to want you used someone when Corpus congratulate
congratulation
con‧grat‧u‧la‧tion S3 /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃən, kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃən/
noun
1. congratulations
a. used when you want to congratulate someone:
‘I’ve just passed my driving test!’ ‘Congratulations!’
congratulations on
Congratulations on a superb performance!
b. words saying you are happy that someone has achieved something:
Give Oscar my congratulations.
2. [uncountable] when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them:
letters of congratulation
con‧grat‧u‧la‧tion S3 /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃən, kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃən/
noun1. congratulations
a. used when you want to congratulate someone:
congratulations on
b. words saying you are happy that someone has achieved something:
2. [uncountable] when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them: