award
award — 動詞
- awardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- awards3rd person singular
- awarding-ing form
- awardedpast simple
1. to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after
頒發；授予
經正式評定後授與獎項或款項
to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after judges, a court, or another body have decided that the recipient deserves it.
The judges awarded Mei first prize for her paper-cut artwork.
評審把首獎頒發給以剪紙作品參賽的小美。
ditransitive: award + person + prize
The city council awarded the bridge contract to a local engineering firm.
市議會把這座橋的工程合約授予一家本地工程公司。
award + something + to + recipient
Coach Rivera was awarded a gold medal for his work with the youth team.
里維拉教練因帶領青年隊有功而獲頒一面金牌。
passive: be awarded + thing
The court awarded Mrs. Park $80,000 in damages after the car accident.
車禍之後，法院判給朴太太八萬美元的損害賠償。
legal: award damages / compensation
Harvard awarded Daniel a full scholarship to study marine biology.
哈佛大學授予丹尼爾全額獎學金，讓他研讀海洋生物學。
- award a prize
- award damages
- award a contract
- award a scholarship
- be awarded a medal
文法句型
award + indirect object + direct object
award + something + to + somebody
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution, judge, panel, or court — not a private individual giving a casual gift. Frequently passive when the focus is on the recipient.
常見錯誤
award — 名詞
- awardsingular
- awardsplural
1. a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person,
獎項；獎座
公開頒發以表彰卓越表現的榮譽
a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person, team, or work that has been judged best or especially worthy of recognition.
Lin-Manuel won the best actor award at the school drama festival.
林曼努在學校戲劇節拿下最佳男主角獎。
win + an award
The documentary received an award for outstanding science journalism.
這部紀錄片獲頒一座傑出科學報導獎。
award for + achievement area
The mayor handed Diego a gold medal and a certificate at the ceremony for saving the swimmers.
市長在頒獎典禮上頒給狄亞哥一面金牌和一張獎狀，表揚他救起泳客的義舉。
award presented at a ceremony for an act of bravery
The Nobel Prize is the most famous award in the scientific world.
諾貝爾獎是科學界最有名的獎項。
noun phrase: famous / prestigious award
Carmen accepted the lifetime achievement award with tears in her eyes.
卡門眼眶含淚，接下了終身成就獎。
accept + an award
- win an award
- receive an award
- accept an award
- lifetime achievement award
- award ceremony
- nominated for an award
文法句型
an award for + activity / achievement
win / receive an award
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the physical or named honour itself (the trophy, the certificate, the title). Sense 2 is the official decision behind giving something. Common verbs: win, receive, accept, present, nominate for.
常見錯誤
2. a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officia
判給；裁定
法院或機構正式裁定給予的款項或補助
a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officially decided someone should receive.
The arbitrator's award of $250,000 settled the long contract dispute.
仲裁人裁定的二十五萬美元金額，讓這場長期合約糾紛得以落幕。
award of + monetary amount
Mrs. Johnson received a research award of £40,000 from the science foundation.
強生太太收到科學基金會四萬英鎊的研究補助。
research / scholarship award + amount
The court increased the award for medical costs after hearing new evidence.
聽完新證據後，法院提高了醫療費用的判給金額。
the award for + purpose
The judge raised Mr. Alvarez's award to $120,000 to cover his hospital bills and lost wages.
法官把判給阿瓦雷斯先生的金額提高到十二萬美元，用以支付他的醫藥費和損失的工資。
court-ordered monetary award for damages
The lawyers are still arguing about the size of the compensation award.
律師們仍在爭論這筆損害賠償金額的多寡。
compensation award (legal)
- make an award
- an award of damages
- compensation award
- research award
- increase / reduce the award
- grant
common for academic or research funding
- settlement
specifically money agreed at the end of a legal dispute
- compensation
money paid to make up for loss or injury
- ruling
the decision itself, without focus on the money
文法句型
an award of + amount / thing
the award of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here 'award' refers to the official decree or the money/grant assigned by it, not a trophy or honour. Common in legal, arbitration, and grant-funding contexts. Often paired with 'of + amount'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- awardee名詞C1
- award-winning形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- award ceremony
- award winner
- award nominee
- achievement award
- service award
副詞搭配
- officially
- unanimously
- jointly
- posthumously
- annually
常用片語
- win an award
- receive an award
- accept an award
- present an award
- nominated for an award
介系詞搭配
- award for
- award to
- award of