詞彙精選：reward的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

報答，報償；報酬 [U,C]

例句：

It is unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work.

他工作很辛苦，報酬卻很少，這不公平。

例句：

A large reward is offered for the capture of the criminals.

鉅額懸賞捉拿這些罪犯。

酬金；獎賞 [C]

例句：

By rights, half the reward should be mine.

按理說，有一半獎賞應該是我的。

例句：

A large reward is offered for the capture of the criminals.

鉅額懸賞捉拿這些罪犯。

v.

報答；酬謝；獎勵 [T]

例句：

How can I reward your help?

我怎樣才能報答你的幫忙呢？

例句：

Is this how you reward me for helping/my help?

你就這樣報答我對你的幫助嗎？

報應；懲罰 [T]

例句：

He will sooner or later be rewarded for his wicked conduct.

他的惡行遲早會受到報應。

二、詞義辨析：

award,reward

這兩個動詞均有“難予獎勵”之意。award側重指官方或經正式研究裁決後對有功者或競賽優勝者所給予的獎勵。reward指對品德高尚和勤勞的人所給予的獎勵。也可指爲某事付酬金。

三、參考例句：

Was it a reward

獎他麼？

How can I reward your help?

我怎樣才能報答你的幫助？

Love is the reward of love.

愛情的回報是愛情。

She deserves the reward for her efforts.

她積極努力，應得到獎賞。

He got a reward for helping them.

他因幫助他們而拿到一筆酬金。

She deserves a reward for her efforts.

她積極努力，應得到獎賞。

Love is the reward of love.

愛別人纔會被人愛

The reward fell short of our expectations.

獎勵與我們所希望的不符。

Reward yourself for meeting a difficult challenge.

然後在做成後獎勵一下自己。

Eat as a reward for working hard.

用美食作爲努力工作的獎勵。