- [uncountable]
the act of remembering who somebody is when you see them, or of identifying what something is 认出；认识；识别 He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. 他瞥了她一眼，但似乎没认出她来。 the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer 计算机对手写和印刷文本的自动识别
Extra ExamplesHe looked up, glanced at them without recognition, and went on his way. 他抬头看了他们一眼，没认出他们，便继续向前走。 He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition. 他拉起披风的帽子罩住头以防别人认出他来。 One of the main goals of marketing is name recognition. 市场营销的主要目标之一就是建立知名度。 Recognition slowly dawned, ‘Oh, it's you Mrs Foster!’ 慢慢认出了她来：“啊，是你呀，福斯特太太！” Recognition slowly dawned, and I remembered her from my college days. 我渐渐认出了她来，记得那还是大学时代的事了。 She stared directly at the witness but he did not show a flicker of recognition. 她径直盯着证人，而证人却显得一点儿都不认识她。 The monitoring system allows recognition of pollution hot spots. 监测系统可以识别出污染严重的地区。 There was no recognition in his eyes. 他看上去似乎不认识她。 a test of children's word recognition 儿童识字测试 the early recognition of a disease 疾病的早期发现
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- immediate
- instant
- early
- …
- flicker
- sign
- show
- avoid
- allow
- …
- dawn
- software
- system
- technology
- …
- beyond (all) recognition
- out of (all) recognition
- without recognition
- …
- recognition in somebody’s eyes
- [singular, uncountable]
the act of accepting that something exists, is true or is official 承认；认可 - recognition that…
a growing recognition that older people have potential too 越来越多的人认识到老年人也是有潜力的 - recognition of something
There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform. 人们普遍认识到迫切需要改革。 - recognition as something
to seek international/official/formal recognition as a sovereign state 寻求国际上的／官方的／正式的承认，承认它是一个主权国家 The government granted full diplomatic recognition to the republics. 政府给予这些共和国完全的外交承认。
Extra Examplesa country that has long sought recognition as a major power 长期以来寻求承认其主要强国地位的国家 to qualify for UN recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve 获取联合国承认的国际生物圈保护区的资格 Twelve states have accorded de facto recognition to the new regime. 12 个州事实上承认了这一新政权。 They claim that signature of the peace accord did not imply recognition of the state's sovereignty. 他们声称和平协定的签署并不代表对该国国家主权的承认。 equal recognition for the work women do 平等看待妇女的工作 There needs to be a greater recognition of corporate crime as a social problem. 作为一种社会问题，团体犯罪应引起更大的重视。 Official recognition of the change came fast. 这一变动很快便得到了官方的承认。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- special
- appropriate
- …
- achieve
- attain
- earn somebody
- …
- come
- in recognition of
- without recognition
- recognition as
- …
- a lack of recognition
- recognition of the importance of something
- recognition of the need for something
- …
- recognition that…
- [uncountable]
public praise and reward for somebody’s work or actions 赞誉；赏识；奖赏 - recognition for something
She gained only minimal recognition for her work. 她的工作仅仅得到极少的赞誉。 - in recognition of something
He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year. 他受到了奖励，这是对他过去一年的成绩的肯定。
Extra Examplespersonal recognition for your achievements 个人对您所取得成就的认可 recognition by his superiors of the service he had performed 他因表现出色而获得的上司的赏识 an award in recognition of his outstanding work 表彰他出色工作的奖励 They received recognition for their 20-year commitment to safety at sea. 20 年来他们一直致力于海上安全工作，因而受到赞誉。 The judges selected three projects for special recognition. 评委们选了 3 个项目作出特别表彰。 She has worked actively but without recognition. 她工作积极，却得不到赏识。 The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry. 这一奖项是对她为本行业所作贡献的迟来的表彰。 Recognition of his talent was long overdue. 早就该认识到他的才华了。 His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer. 他的演奏会使他赢得了天才演奏家的赞誉。 The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition. 俱乐部中的这位年轻才子应该得到更广泛的认可。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- special
- appropriate
- …
- achieve
- attain
- earn somebody
- …
- come
- in recognition of
- without recognition
- recognition as
- …
- a lack of recognition
- recognition of the importance of something
- recognition of the need for something
- …
- recognition for something
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the acknowledgement of a service): from Latin recognitio(n-), from the verb recognoscere ‘know again, recall to mind’, from re- ‘again’ + cognoscere ‘learn’.
Idioms
to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recognition
to change so much that you can hardly recognize it 变得面目全非；沧海桑田 The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. 自从我上次离开这里以来，这座小镇已经变得让人认不出来了。 Capitalism has been reformed almost out of all recognition. 资本主义改革几乎已经面目全非。
Extra ExamplesMany of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition over the past five years. 很多接受采访的人都说近 5 年来他们的工作发生了翻天覆地的变化。 The equipment and methods of production have improved out of all recognition. 生产设备和生产方式提高之快令人难以置信。