conferred

英 [kənˈfɜːd]

美 [kənˈfɜːrd]

v.  商讨; 协商; 交换意见; 授予(奖项、学位、荣誉或权利)
confer的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 商谈;商议;交换意见
  When youconfer withsomeone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two peopleconfer.
  1. He conferred with Hill and the others in his office...
     他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
  2. His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
     诊治他的几位医生在电话里讨论了一番，一致认为他必须离开家人一段时间。
• VERB 授予，赋予(权力、荣誉等)
  Toconfersomething such as power or an honouronsomeone means to give it to them.
  1. The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states...
     宪法还赋予巴西的25个成员州很大的权力。
  2. An honorary doctorate of law was conferred on him by Newcastle University in 1976...
     1976年，纽卡斯尔大学授予他荣誉法学博士学位。
  3. Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.
     绝对不要幻想那个头衔会有实权。

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