congratulate學測 L4KK [kəˈngrætʃəˌlet] ｜ /kəˈngrætʃəˌleɪt/
祝賀；恭喜（他人）·自我慶幸；自鳴得意
學測常考動詞，恭喜他人必備字
The whole class stood up to congratulate him when his name was called.
當他的名字被唸到時，全班起立向他道賀。
一個畫面：為好消息鼓掌
拍手道賀看見他人成功，伸手鼓掌喝采
握手祝福握住對方的手，傳達由衷喜悅
自我喝采為自己的表現，忍不住露出笑容
義項
拍手道賀A2verb祝賀；恭喜（他人）
After winning, his classmates ran over to congratulate him with a smile.
贏了之後，同學們跑過來對他微笑道賀。
congratulate the winnercongratulate the team
自我喝采B1verb自我慶幸；自鳴得意
After the exam, she congratulated herself for staying calm.
段考結束後，她為自己保持冷靜感到得意。
congratulate yourselfcongratulate myself
片語
congratulate yourself自誇得意 →為自己的成就自豪
warmly congratulate熱情道賀 →誠心誠意地恭喜對方
你會不會這樣說？
I want to ___ you on your success. (congratulate / congratulations)
看答案
congratulate
congratulate 是動詞，congratulations 是名詞。
'After the exam, she congratulated herself for staying calm.' 這裡的 congratulate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 恭喜別人 (B) 稱讚自己 (C) 道謝
看答案
(B)
此句主詞為自己，對應「自我慶幸」義項，而非恭喜他人。
字族
congratulations 祝賀；恭喜（用語）・congratulatory 祝賀的；道賀的
順路看看
celebrate — 常與恭喜一起出現的慶祝動作praise — 稱讚做得好的部分，範圍比恭喜廣achievement — 恭喜的對象，指努力後的成果多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
同事升遷
The department head called to congratulate Mei on her promotion.
部門主管打電話恭喜 Mei 升遷。
完成盤點
After completing the inventory ahead of schedule, Jun congratulated himself on a job well done.
提前完成盤點後，Jun 為自己出色地完成工作感到自豪。
詞族
congratulate verb 祝賀；恭喜・congratulations plural noun 祝賀；賀意・congratulatory adjective 表示祝賀的・congratulated verb (past tense / past participle) 祝賀（過去式／過去分詞）
四選一
The department head called to ____ Mei on her promotion.
看答案
congratulate
完整句以 to 加原形動詞表達打電話的目的，且動詞須能接受 Mei 作受詞，因此選 congratulate。congratulations 是名詞，congratulatory 是形容詞，congratulated 是過去式或過去分詞，均不符合此處的不定詞結構。
同義改寫
The department head called to congratulate Mei on her promotion. → The department head called to offer Mei congratulations on her promotion.
congratulate Mei 與 offer Mei congratulations 都表示向 Mei 道賀，改寫保留了電話聯絡及升遷原因。
After completing the inventory ahead of schedule, Jun congratulated himself on a job well done. → After completing the inventory ahead of schedule, Jun felt proud of himself for doing the job well.
此處 congratulated himself 表示對自己的成果感到自豪與滿意，改寫保留了這種自我肯定。