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a thing that you are given because you have done something good, worked hard, etc. 獎勵;回報;報酬 a financial reward 經濟獎勵 - reward for something
a reward for good behaviour 優秀行爲獎 - reward for doing something
You deserve a reward for being so helpful. 你幫了這麽大的忙,理應受到獎勵。 Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made. 赢得比賽的勝利是全隊付出努力應得的回報。 They're playing the game more for the love of sport than for financial reward. 他們玩這個遊戲更多的是爲了熱愛運動,而不是爲了經濟回報。 The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments. 公司正在收獲他們的投資回報。 Top corporate jobs are not without their rewards. 頂級企業職位並非沒有回報。 The appointment was widely seen as a reward for his loyalty. 這一任命被廣泛視爲對他忠誠的獎勵。
Extra ExamplesHard work usually brings its own rewards. 努力工作通常都會有所回報。 It was a poor reward for years of devoted service. 長年盡職盡責地工作,這點報酬太少了。 The look on her face when I told her was reward enough. 她聽到我告訴她的消息後臉上的表情就是對我的最大獎賞。 Top athletes enjoy rich rewards. 頂級運動員享有豐厚的酬金。 Victory brought glory as well as more tangible rewards. 勝利帶來了榮譽,還帶來了切實的獎勵。 We are just starting to reap the rewards of careful long-term planning. 經過長期慎重的策劃,我們終於開始有所收獲。 You deserve a reward for all your efforts. 你的所有努力應該得到回報。 a reward for hard work 努力工作的回報 rewards for employees who do their jobs well 對努力工作的僱員的獎賞 At last we are getting the reward for our hard work. 我們終於得到了努力工作的回報。 The reward for setting off early is seeing dawn break over the mountains. 早起的回報是看着黎明破曉飛過群山。 You should not bribe the child to work through material rewards. 你不應該通過物質獎勵來賄賂孩子工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- high
- huge
- …
- earn
- enjoy
- gain
- …
- system
- as a reward
- reward for
- reward enough
- reward and punishment
- be its own reward
- …
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an amount of money that is offered to somebody for helping the police to find a criminal or for finding something that is lost 賞格;懸賞金 - reward for something
A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace. 已懸賞 100 英鎊找尋項鏈。 Anyone wanting to claim the reward should contact the city police. 任何人想要索要報酬都應該聯系市警察局。
Extra ExamplesThe company has put up a reward of £25 000 for information. 公司已懸賞25 000英鎊給提供信息的人。 There is a reward for information leading to an arrest. 提供抓捕罪犯有用信息的人可獲得賞金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- offer
- put up
- give somebody
- …
- money
- reward for
- reward for something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word.
Idioms
virtue is its own reward
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the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment 施恩無他圖,有德便是報;美德本身就是報償