[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)
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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
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