| 单词 | reward |
| 释义 | reward (once / 110 pages) nv A reward is something you get for a job well done. If you study hard for that vocabulary test, an "A" might be the reward in your future. You can use reward as a verb, as when the mayor rewards a firefighter who saves a family from a terrible blaze, or as a noun, to talk about the actual payment or item that's given to the firefighter. People often offer a reward for the return of lost or stolen things, like bicycles or jewelry or dogs. Reward meant "a regarding" or "an observation" in the 1300's, but it soon came to mean "repayment for some service." WORD FAMILYreward: rewarded, rewardful, rewarding, rewards+/rewarded: unrewarded/rewarding: rewardingly, unrewarding/unrewarding: unrewardingly/ward: reward, warded, warder, warding, wards/warder: warders, wardership USAGE EXAMPLESAfter bouncing around in the minors for most of his career, Washington rewarded Chorney with a two-year contract extension. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Their reward is one more game against Alabama and a quarterback, Hurts, who will look awfully familiar. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The federal government and private insurers are rewarding health care providers that work together to coordinate care and avoid unnecessary expenses. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing virtue is its own reward Syn|Hyper payoff, wages aftermath, consequence the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual 2n payment made in return for a service rendered Hypo|Hyper bounty, premium payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military honorariuma fee paid for a nominally free service blood moneya reward for information about a murderer guerdona reward or payment meeda fitting reward payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged 3n the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property Hypo|Hyper price a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal offer, offering something offered (as a proposal or bid) 4n benefit resulting from some event or action reaping the rewards of generosity Syn|Ant|Hyper advantage penalty the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition benefit, welfare something that aids or promotes well-being 5n an act performed to strengthen approved behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper reinforcement carrot promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" approval, approving, blessing the formal act of approving 6v bestow honor or rewards upon The scout was rewarded for courageous action Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper honor, honour attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame bring shame or dishonor upon drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassail propose a toast to dignify, ennobleconfer dignity or honor upon decorateaward a mark of honor, such as a medal, to givepropose recognise, recognize show approval or appreciation of 7v strengthen and support with rewards Syn|Hyper reinforce instruct, learn, teach impart skills or knowledge to 8v act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions Syn|Hyper pay back, repay act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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