区别辨析give、accord、award、confer、grant、endow、present与bestow

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give、accord、award、confer、grant、endow、present与bestow这组动词均含有“给予、赠给”之意。

give : 最普通用词，泛指将自己的东西给予他人，所给予的东西，物质或非物质的均可。

She gave us a set of saucepans as a wedding present. 她送我的结婚礼物是一套深平底锅。 Can you give me a date for another appointment? 我能再和您约个时间吗？ They never gave me a chance/choice. 他们从来就没给过我机会／选择余地。 Has the director given you permission to do that? 主任允许你那样做了吗？

accord : 侧重所给予的是应得的或是恰当的，或是因某种原因而适于接受的。

The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero's welcome. 蜂拥云集的支持者们给予他英雄般的欢迎。 Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is accorded to doctors and lawyers. 的确，在我们这个社会中，老师没有得到像医生和律师所受到的那种尊敬。

award : 通常暗示所给予的东西是接受者应得的，而且给予者往往是具有裁判权力的。

Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition. 卡洛斯被授予短文写作竞赛一等奖。 The jury awarded libel damages of £100,000. 陪审团作出裁定，判给受害人名誉损害赔偿金10万英镑。 The university has awarded her a $500 travel grant. 该大学发给她500美元的旅行补助。

confer : 通常指授予称号或学位等。

An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University. 哥伦比亚大学授予他荣誉博士学位。

grant : 多指出于慷慨、怜悯或正义感而给予，并且通常是在被请求下给予。

They granted her an entry visa. 他们发给她入境签证。 He was granted asylum. 他的避难请求被接受了。 She granted their request/wish. 她答应了他们的请求／满足了他们的愿望。

endow : 指捐赠大量的钱作基金，也可指给予非物质的东西。

The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry. 密歇根州已经向3家研究所提供资助进行产业研究。 This hospital was endowed by the citizens of Strasbourg in the 16th century. 这所医院是16世纪斯特拉斯堡市民捐建的。

present : 指正式地给予或授予，通常伴有仪式进行。

The winners were presented with medals. 获胜者被授予奖牌。

bestow : 正式用词，指把某物作为礼物赠送于某人，也可作引申用。

The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. 乔治十字勋章是为了表彰英国平民的英勇行为而颁发的。