词汇精选：reward的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

报答，报偿；报酬 [U,C]

例句：

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

他工作很辛苦，报酬却很少，这不公平。

例句：

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

巨额悬赏捉拿这些罪犯。

酬金；奖赏 [C]

例句：

By rights, half the reward should be mine.

按理说，有一半奖赏应该是我的。

例句：

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

巨额悬赏捉拿这些罪犯。

v.

报答；酬谢；奖励 [T]

例句：

How can I reward your help?

我怎样才能报答你的帮忙呢？

例句：

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

你就这样报答我对你的帮助吗？

报应；惩罚 [T]

例句：

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

他的恶行迟早会受到报应。

二、词义辨析：

award,reward

这两个动词均有“难予奖励”之意。 award侧重指官方或经正式研究裁决后对有功者或竞赛优胜者所给予的奖励。 reward指对品德高尚和勤劳的人所给予的奖励。也可指为某事付酬金。

三、参考例句：

Was it a reward

奖他么？

How can I reward your help?

我怎样才能报答你的帮助？

Love is the reward of love.

爱情的回报是爱情。

She deserves the reward for her efforts.

她积极努力，应得到奖赏。

He got a reward for helping them.

他因帮助他们而拿到一笔酬金。

She deserves a reward for her efforts.

她积极努力，应得到奖赏。

Love is the reward of love.

爱别人才会被人爱

The reward fell short of our expectations.

奖励与我们所希望的不符。

Reward yourself for meeting a difficult challenge.

然后在做成后奖励一下自己。

Eat as a reward for working hard.

用美食作为努力工作的奖励。