commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/ verb commemorates; commemorated; commemorating
commemorates; commemorated; commemorating
Learner's definition of COMMEMORATE
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: to exist or be done in order to remind people of (an important event or person from the past)为了纪念;用以纪念 2
: to do something special in order to remember and honor (an important event or person from the past)缅怀;纪念 -
Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.每年这一天我们都以特别的仪式来缅怀我们的祖先。
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All of the director's films will be shown to commemorate [=observe] the 50th anniversary of his death.为纪念这位导演逝世50周年,他执导的所有电影都将上映。