award
award — verb
1. to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after
to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after judges, a court, or another body have decided that the recipient deserves it.
The judges awarded Mei first prize for her paper-cut artwork.
ditransitive: award + person + prize
The city council awarded the bridge contract to a local engineering firm.
award + something + to + recipient
Coach Rivera was awarded a gold medal for his work with the youth team.
The court awarded Mrs. Park $80,000 in damages after the car accident.
Harvard awarded Daniel a full scholarship to study marine biology.
文法句型
award + indirect object + direct object
award + something + to + somebody
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution, judge, panel, or court — not a private individual giving a casual gift. Frequently passive when the focus is on the recipient.
常見錯誤
award — noun
1. a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person,
a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person, team, or work that has been judged best or especially worthy of recognition.
Lin-Manuel won the best actor award at the school drama festival.
win + an award
The documentary received an award for outstanding science journalism.
award for + achievement area
The mayor handed Diego a gold medal and a certificate at the ceremony for saving the swimmers.
The Nobel Prize is the most famous award in the scientific world.
Carmen accepted the lifetime achievement award with tears in her eyes.
文法句型
an award for + activity / achievement
win / receive an award
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the physical or named honour itself (the trophy, the certificate, the title). Sense 2 is the official decision behind giving something. Common verbs: win, receive, accept, present, nominate for.
常見錯誤
2. a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officia
a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officially decided someone should receive.
The arbitrator's award of $250,000 settled the long contract dispute.
award of + monetary amount
Mrs. Johnson received a research award of £40,000 from the science foundation.
research / scholarship award + amount
The court increased the award for medical costs after hearing new evidence.
The judge raised Mr. Alvarez's award to $120,000 to cover his hospital bills and lost wages.
The lawyers are still arguing about the size of the compensation award.
- grant
common for academic or research funding
- settlement
specifically money agreed at the end of a legal dispute
- compensation
money paid to make up for loss or injury
- ruling
the decision itself, without focus on the money
文法句型
an award of + amount / thing
the award of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here 'award' refers to the official decree or the money/grant assigned by it, not a trophy or honour. Common in legal, arbitration, and grant-funding contexts. Often paired with 'of + amount'.