confer
单词辨析：
尤指作为对所取得成绩的奖励而授予某人学位、荣誉、权利、名号等，常与介词 on/upon 连用。
Oxford University conferred the title of doctor on him.
牛津大学授予他博士头衔。
The President conferred a metal on her.
总统授予她一枚奖章。
指授予某人或某事物权力、地位、某种待遇等。
He was accorded permission to meet the king.
他被允许觐见国王。
She was accorded a cold welcome.
她受到冷遇。
Our society accords great importance to the family.
我们的社会赋予家庭十分重要的地位。
指官方或经正式研究决定后对成绩突出者或竞赛优胜者给予奖励、奖金等。
She was awarded for being the best student.
她获得最优学生奖。
She has been awarded a scholarship to study at Harvard.
她获得了去哈佛大学读书的奖学金。
The panel of judges awarded him first prize.
评委会授予他一等奖。
指授予某人具有重大价值或意义的东西，尤用于表示尊重，常和介词 on/upon 连用。
The trophy is bestowed on the winner.
奖品授给了优胜者。
The country bestowed its highest medal upon the national hero.
该国给这位民族英雄颁发了国家最高奖章。
普通用词，指为交换意见或作出决策与他人谈论某事。
The teachers began to discuss the teaching plan.
老师们开始讨论教学计划。
We are discussing tomorrow's picnic.
我们在讨论明天的野餐活动。
指与他人商议某事，常后接介词 with。
The manager decided to confer with his lawyer before he resigned.
经理决定辞职之前先与自己的律师商谈一下。
The chairman wanted to confer with the council on this issue.
主席想就这一问题与委员会协商一下。
指与某人商量某事以便共同作出决定。
The manager consulted with the board before firing the new employee.
经理在解雇那名新员工之前和董事会商议过。
He consulted with his wife before selling the car.
他同妻子商量后才卖了那辆汽车。
相关例句：
The discipline that to be entitled ( or authorized) to confer the Doctor's degree.
请教“博士学位授予权学科”怎么说？
I need to confer with my management team on or about this matter.
我需要与管理人员就此事协商一下。
Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.
绝对不要幻想那个头衔会有实权。
He conferred with Hill and the others in his office
他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
In contrast, B2R deficiency did not confer neuroprotection and had no effect on the development of tissue edema.
相比之下，B2R缺乏没有神经保护功能，而且对组织水肿的发展也没有影响。
His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
诊治他的几位医生在电话里讨论了一番，一致认为他必须离开家人一段时间。