1
bestow something on/upon someone
常用on，upon更正式。
The queen bestowed a medal on the brave soldier.
女王授予勇敢的士兵一枚奖章。
授予；给予；赠予
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授予；给予；赠予
to give something to someone, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer
The queen bestowed a medal on the brave soldier.
女王授予勇敢的士兵一枚奖章。
应用或使用(某人或某物)；使用。
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
无偿给予(某物)；将(某物)赠予某人或某物,尤指作为礼物或荣誉；授予；给予；提供。
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
bestow
Base
原形
bestows
3rd person
第三人称单数
bestowing
-ing
现在分词
bestowed
Past
过去式
bestowed
Past participle
过去分词
The king bestows honors upon his knights.
国王授予他的骑士荣誉。
She is bestowing a gift on her daughter.
她正在给女儿赠送礼物。
The foundation bestowed a scholarship on the student.
基金会授予了该学生奖学金。
表示正式授予
The king bestows a medal on the brave soldier.
国王授予勇敢的士兵一枚勋章。
A great honor was bestowed upon her for her charitable work.
因她的慈善工作，她被授予了很高的荣誉。
The foundation has bestowed a scholarship to the deserving student.
基金会已经授予这位值得资助的学生一份奖学金。
常用on，upon更正式。
The queen bestowed a medal on the brave soldier.
女王授予勇敢的士兵一枚奖章。
被动结构，强调接受者。
The title was bestowed upon him by the king.
这个头衔是由国王赐予他的。
Not this
The university bestowed him an honorary degree.
Use this
The university bestowed an honorary degree upon him.
bestow 的间接宾语（接受者）前须加介词 upon 或 on，不能直接跟双宾语。
Not this
The king bestowed a title to the knight.
Use this
The king bestowed a title upon the knight.
bestow 表示“授予”时，搭配介词 upon 或 on，而非 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
授予荣誉
The university bestowed an honorary degree upon the scientist.
那所大学授予了那位科学家荣誉学位。
授予头衔
The king bestowed the title of duke on his loyal servant.
国王将公爵头衔赐予了他忠实的仆人。
赠送礼物
She bestowed a valuable necklace on her daughter.
她赠送了一条珍贵的项链给她的女儿。
赐福
The priest bestowed a blessing upon the congregation.
牧师祝福了会众。
赠予；赐予
The foundation bestowed a large grant upon the charity.
基金会给予该慈善机构一大笔拨款。
授予；给予
The committee bestowed the award on the young artist.
委员会将奖项授予了那位年轻的艺术家。
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bestow 中有 best，想象把最好的礼物送给别人。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal gifts、honors、qualities 通常用于正式场合，多指赐予、授予（如荣誉、礼物或品质）。
常用于正式场合，需用介词on或upon引出间接宾语。
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