award

award
verb
  1. [with two objs]give or order the giving of (something) as an official payment, compensation, or prize to (someone)
    授予;给予(某人)(报酬,赔偿,奖励)
    he was awarded the Military Cross.
    他被授予十字勋章。
    a 3.5 per cent pay rise was awarded to staff.
    工作人员都获得3.5%的加薪。
    ■grant or assign (a contract or commission) to (a person or organization)
    给予;给(某人)分派(合同,任务)
noun
  1. a prize or other mark of recognition given in honour of an achievement
    奖;奖励
    the company's annual award for high-quality service.
    公司对高质量服务的年度奖。
    [as modifier]an award ceremony.
    颁奖仪式。
    ■an amount of money paid to someone as an official payment, compensation, or grant
    报酬;赔偿;津贴
    a 1.5 per cent pay award.
    1.5%的报酬。
    ■[mass noun]the action of giving a payment, compensation, or prize
    (报酬、赔偿或奖励的)颁发;给付
    the award of an honorary doctorate.
    荣誉博士学位的颁发。
    [count noun]an award of damages.
    赔偿金的裁定。
派生
awardee
noun
awarder
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'issue a judicial decision', also denoting the decision itself): from Anglo-Norman French awarder, variant of Old French esguarder 'consider, ordain', from es- (from Latin ex 'thoroughly') + guarder 'watch (over)', based on a word of Germanic origin related to ward; compare with guard
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