vt 祝酒，为……干杯(drink to the health，honor，happiness，etc of sb or sth)[T+n]：～the health of a newly-married couple/the success of a new company/a new ship 为新婚夫妇的健康/一个新公司的成功/一艘新船(下水)干杯;～a hero/the bride and groom 举杯向英雄/新娘和新郎祝酒(祝贺);

n(1)祝酒，干杯(act of drinking to the health，honor，happiness，etc of sb or sth)[C]：propose a～to the Queen/the new president 提议为女王陛下/新任总统干杯;Let's drink a～to our friends! 为朋友们的身体健康干杯!There were several～s before dinner. 晚宴前祝了几次酒。raise one's glass in a～举杯祝酒;respond (reply) to the～答谢祝酒;

(2)接受祝酒的人等(any person or thing honored by such an act)[C]：(the general/star of the film) be the～of the whole town/country(将军/影星)接受全城/全国人民的祝酒;After the race，our horse was the～of the town. 比赛后，我们的马受到了全城的祝贺。

→′toast-master n(宴会上的)祝酒人;宴会主人