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Bestow Honor Gift Teacher Bɪ'Stoʊ President College Bestowed

Front bestow
Pron [bɪ'stoʊ]
Back 【BESTOW】
The president of the college bestowed honors on the best students.
大学校长将荣誉赠与最优秀的学生。
【重点词汇】
bestow v. 赠予 同: confer
Vocab
bestowgive as a gift

When you present an honor or gift to someone, you bestow it, which is the same as giving it, but often classier and more respectful.

Bestow comes from the Middle English stowen, "to place." Placing something really valuable or honoring in the hands of another, or conferring a position of responsibility on them, is to bestow it. For example, "She gave her teacher a ceramic apple she had made, knowing that her whole class would bestow the big honor of Teacher of the Year later that day," or, "The king praised her for working with the poor, and he would later bestow the medal of honor on her in a ceremony."

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