confer + noun phrase + on/upon + noun phrase
常用被动语态，如 be conferred on/upon。
The university conferred an honorary doctorate on the famous writer.
大学授予这位著名作家荣誉博士学位。
授予；颁发；赋予
conferred — past of confer
商议；商讨；协商；授予,给予。；商议,讨论,密谈。；带来
to formally give someone a title, degree, benefit, or right
授予,给予。
To grant as a possession; to bestow.
商议,讨论,密谈。
To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue.
一般现在时
They confer regularly to discuss progress.
他们定期开会讨论进展。
一般过去时
The committee conferred the award yesterday.
委员会昨天颁发了奖项。
现在完成时
She has conferred with her colleagues before making a decision.
她在做决定之前已经与同事协商过了。
规则动词，双写r再加ed/ing
The university will confer an honorary degree on the distinguished professor.
大学将向这位杰出的教授授予荣誉学位。
用法提示：vt. 授予，confer A on B 将A授予B
They conferred for hours before reaching a decision.
他们协商了几个小时才做出决定。
用法提示：vi. 协商，confer (with sb) 与某人商议
The medal was conferred upon the brave soldier.
这枚奖章被授予了勇敢的士兵。
用法提示：vt. 授予，被动语态 confer sth upon sb
常用被动语态，如 be conferred on/upon。
The university conferred an honorary doctorate on the famous writer.
大学授予这位著名作家荣誉博士学位。
也可单独使用 confer about/on sth 表示商讨某事。
The manager conferred with her team about the new strategy.
经理与团队就新策略进行了商议。
grant 比 confer 更常用，confer 多用于正式场合（如授予学位）
award 强调因成绩授予，confer 侧重官方仪式
consult 偏单向求教，confer 强调双方平等商讨
discuss 更非正式，confer 常用于正式会议
deliberate 侧重仔细权衡，confer 重在达成共识
grammar · medium
易错句子The committee conferred him the award.
正确表达The committee conferred the award on him.
“confer”在表示“授予”时为及物动词，直接宾语是所授予的事物，接受者前要用介词on或upon。中文“授予某人某物”常直译为“confer sb sth”，但英语需要“confer sth on sb”。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to confer the manager about the project.
正确表达We need to confer with the manager about the project.
“confer”在表示“协商”时为不及物动词，需加介词with引出协商对象。“confer sb”不符合英语语法，这是受中文“和某人协商”的影响而遗漏介词。
授予学位
The university conferred degrees upon the graduating class.
大学向毕业班授予了学位。
与同事协商
She needed to confer with her colleagues before making a decision.
她需要与同事协商后再做决定。
授予奖项
The committee will confer the award at the annual ceremony.
委员会将在年度典礼上授予该奖项。
授予头衔
The king conferred the title of knight upon him.
国王授予他爵士头衔。
与专家商议
The team conferred with experts to validate their findings.
团队与专家商议以验证他们的发现。
常作为授予的对象，如confer a scholarship
学校授予的正式文件，与confer的授予义相关
协商常发生在会议中
协商的具体形式之一
协商希望达成的结果
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.