honour a promise
collocation兑现诺言
He honoured his promise to repay the loan.
他兑现了还清贷款的诺言。
尊重；给予荣誉
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尊重；给予荣誉
to show respect or admiration for someone, or to give someone a special award or honour
We should always honour our parents for their sacrifices.
我们应该始终尊敬父母，感谢他们的付出。
英式拼写，等同于 honor
英国、加拿大、英联邦和爱尔兰的“honor”标准拼写
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
honour
Base
原形
honours
3rd person
第三人称单数
honouring
-ing
现在分词
honoured
Past
过去式
honoured
Past participle
过去分词
We always honour our commitments.
我们总是遵守承诺。
He honoured his promise yesterday.
他昨天兑现了诺言。
They are honouring the agreement now.
他们现在正在履行协议。
规则动词
The company honoured its commitment to reduce emissions by 50%.
该公司履行了其将排放量减少50%的承诺。
The bank refused to honour the cheque because the account had insufficient funds.
银行拒绝承兑支票，因为账户余额不足。
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兑现诺言
He honoured his promise to repay the loan.
他兑现了还清贷款的诺言。
履行合同
Both sides must honour the contract.
双方必须履行合同。
满足请求
They honoured our request for more information.
他们满足了我们对更多信息的请求。
兑付支票
The bank refused to honour the cheque.
银行拒付了这张支票。
给予某人…的荣誉
The university honoured her with an honorary degree.
这所大学授予她名誉学位。
向逝者致敬
A minute of silence was held to honour the dead.
人们默哀一分钟，向逝者致敬。
为了纪念；为向……表示敬意
A ceremony was held in honour of the fallen soldiers.
为纪念阵亡士兵举行了一场仪式。
（在社交场合）尽地主之谊，做该由主人做的事（如倒酒、致辞）
Since you're sitting closest to the wine, will you do the honours?
既然你坐得离酒最近，你来给大家倒酒好吗？
在道义上有义务的
He felt honour bound to return the money he had found.
他觉得道义上有义务归还捡到的钱。
我将在心中尊崇圣诞节，并努力整年都铭记它。
She honoured her promise to visit her grandmother every summer.
她履行了每年夏天去看望祖母的承诺。
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记忆联想：把 honor 末尾的 or 想成 our（“我们的”），写成 honour，荣誉属于我们的。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、颁奖仪式、合同承诺 作动词时多用于正式场合，表示尊重或履行承诺，比较常见于演讲、法律或礼节性语境；日常随意对话中不常用。
与 honour（/ˈɒnə/）押韵的词：gonna、wanna、goner，都以 /ɒnə/ 结尾。注意：colour、flavour、neighbour 拼写虽以 -our 结尾，但读音分别为 /ˈkʌlə/、/ˈfleɪvə/、/ˈneɪbə/，与 honour 不押韵。另外美式拼写 honor 读作 /ˈɑːnər/，也不押韵。
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