詞彙精選：award的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
獎品，獎賞 [C]
例句：
The loser's scorn for the award is pure sour grape.
失敗者對獎品的輕視純粹是吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸。
例句：
The novel earned him a literary award.
這部長篇小說爲他贏得文學獎。
獎學金 [C]
例句：
I've received awards from five universities！
我已經收到了五所大學的獎學金！
例句：
The awards are not directly offered by “Nanyang Siang Pau”.
有關獎學金並不是由《南洋商報》直接供給。
判決；裁定；裁定額 [C]
例句：
The award for the oratorical contest was made by a jury of nine professors.
演講比賽的裁決由九位教授組成的評判委員會作出。
判給，裁定 [T]
例句：
The judge awarded me a salary increase.
法官判決給我漲薪金。
v.
給予，授予 [T]
例句：
Phil was awarded the top prize.
菲爾獲得頭獎。
例句：
The judge awarded him $1000 as damages.
法官判給他損害賠償金一千元。
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、相關短語：
academy award
n.<美>奧斯卡獎(美國電影藝術金像獎)
四、參考例句：
The novel earned him a literary award.
這部長篇小說爲他贏得文學獎。
Schools award scholarships for high academic achievement.
學校向學業成績優異者授予獎學金。
He received a posthumous award for bravery.
他表現勇敢，死後受到了嘉獎。
This award consummates my life's work.
這個獎爲我一生的努力畫上圓滿的句號。
This new invention won the highest award.
這項新發明獲得最高獎。
My boss received an award yesterday.
我老闆昨天得了一個獎。
She is a two-time Academy Award winner.
她曾兩次獲得奧斯卡金像獎。
The award ceremony will start soon.
頒獎儀式很快就要開始了。
He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor.
他曾榮獲一項金球獎和一項美國演員工會獎最佳男演員獎。
Then have you received any award at your present company?
那你在目前這個公司獲得過什麼獎勵嗎?。
