confer

[kən'fə:]

v.商讨, 授予, 赠予

例句与用法：

And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have more cunning, to seem to know that he doth not.

因此，一个人如果不写，他就需要记住很多东西; 如果不和人交谈，他就需要天笺机智; 如果不读书，他就需要更狡猾，能够假装知道他所不知道的东西。

The Queen conferred knighthood on several distinguished men.

女王将爵士头衔授予几位杰出人士。

词形变化：

形容词: conferrable | 名词: conferment | 动词过去式: conferred | 动词过去分词: conferred | 动词现在分词: conferring | 动词第三人称单数: confers |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 授予(学位等)[(+on/upon)]

Diplomas were conferred on the students who had completed all courses of study.

修完全部课程的学生被授予毕业证书。

2. 给予, 赋予

vi.

商谈, 协商[(+with/on)]

They conferred on the best way to expand business.

他们商议扩展业务的最好方法。

vt.

比较(此用法今已废, 但其缩略形式cf.作"参看", "试比较"解, 现仍通用)

短语词组：

confer with

1. 商讨

We should confer with them on matters of mutual concern.

我们应该跟他们就共同关心的问题进行商讨。