commemorate

英 [kəˈmeməreɪt]

美 [kəˈmeməreɪt]

v.  (用…)纪念; 作为…的纪念

现在分词：commemorating　过去分词：commemorated　第三人称单数：commemorates　过去式：commemorated　

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牛津词典

verb

• （用…）纪念；作为…的纪念
  to remind people of an important person or event from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past
  1. A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death.
     为纪念他逝世30周年，有一系列的电影要上映。
  2. A plaque commemorates the battle.
     有一块饰板用来纪念那次战役。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 纪念
  Tocommemoratean important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially created object.
  1. One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history...
     有一个房间里陈列着很多纪念棒球史上伟大时刻的画作。
  2. The 200th anniversary of Mozart's death is being commemorated around the world with concerts featuring his work.
     世界各地将举办以莫扎特的作品为主题的音乐会，以纪念他逝世200周年。

英英释义

verb

• call to remembrance
  1. We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
  2. Remember the dead of the First World War
  Synonym:remember
• be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
  1. This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
  2. We memorialized the Dead
  Synonym:memorializememorialiseimmortalizeimmortaliserecord
• mark by some ceremony or observation
  1. The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
  Synonym:mark

双语例句

• William the Conqueror built Battle abbey to commemorate his victory here.
  征服者威廉为庆祝他的胜利在此建造了贝特修道院。
• Eg: A statue has been built to commemorate the100th anniversary of the poet's birthday.
  人们建造了一座雕像来纪念这位诗人诞辰一百周年。
• It was built to commemorate Washington's national service.
  这是为了纪念华盛顿的国家服务。
• People commemorate this at a festival called easter.
  为了纪念他，人们把那天定为复活节。
• A monument was built to commemorate the victory.
  人民竖立了纪念碑来纪念胜利。
• A monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory.
  一个具有纪念意义的拱门；通常是为了纪念某次著名的胜利而建造的。
• In fact, they commemorate Bob every year on the anniversary of his arrival.
  事实上，每逢一年一度的鲍勃返乡纪念日，他们都会纪念鲍勃。
• The new stamps were issued to commemorate the coronation of the king.
  发行新邮票以纪念国王加冕典礼。
• In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.
  为了纪念这一天，他们给它命名为光棍节。
• Today the Lebanese Community in Sydney is holding a public memorial ceremony to commemorate those who died.
  今天，悉尼的黎巴嫩社区将举行了一次公共追悼仪式，以纪念那些在战争中丧生的人们。