reward
reward — 名詞
1. Money, a gift, or another form of positive return that you get after doing somet
報酬；獎勵
因努力或良好行為而獲得的回饋
Money, a gift, or another form of positive return that you get after doing something well, putting in a lot of effort, or behaving in a good way.
The company offered Brooke a cash reward for finishing the project two weeks early.
公司因為 Brooke 提早兩週完成專案，給了她一筆現金報酬。
collocation: cash reward
For every ten drinks you buy, the cafe gives you one free as a reward.
你每買十杯飲料，咖啡館就會免費送你一杯作為獎勵。
pattern: X as a reward
Tamar felt that the happiness on her students' faces was the best reward of all.
Tamar 覺得學生臉上的快樂就是最好的回報。
The team received a small financial reward for bringing in more customers than any other branch.
該團隊因為帶來比其他分店更多的顧客，獲得了小額財務獎勵。
Mizuki received a reward of five hundred dollars after completing the apprenticeship program.
Mizuki 完成學徒計畫後，獲得了一筆五百美元的獎勵。
用法筆記
Can be both countable (a reward, two rewards) and uncountable (as a reward, in reward for). The uncountable use is more abstract.
常見錯誤
2. A sum of money offered to anyone who provides information that leads to catching
懸賞金
提供線索協助破案或尋回失物的賞金
A sum of money offered to anyone who provides information that leads to catching a criminal or that helps recover lost or stolen items.
The police announced a reward of ten thousand dollars for any information about the bank robbery.
警方懸賞一萬美元，徵求任何有關銀行搶案的線索。
collocation: announce a reward
Nadia called the number on the reward poster after spotting the stolen bicycle in a neighbor's yard.
Nadia 在鄰居的院子裡看到被偷的腳踏車後，便撥打懸賞海報上的電話。
collocation: reward poster
A local business added five hundred dollars to the reward for the return of the missing cat.
一家當地商家額外提供了五百美元，加入尋回失蹤貓咪的懸賞。
No one came forward to claim the reward even though the sum was quite large.
儘管懸賞金額相當高，卻沒有人出面領取。
- bounty
More dramatic; historically used for capturing criminals or enemies. Less common in everyday speech.
用法筆記
Almost always used with a specific sum of money and often announced publicly through posters or news. The person who claims the reward is usually anonymous to protect their safety.
3. A pleasant physical or emotional feeling that your nervous system creates when s
快感；滿足
大腦因好事而產生的愉悅感受
A pleasant physical or emotional feeling that your nervous system creates when something good happens, encouraging you to do the same thing again.
After her morning run, Eve felt the familiar chemical reward of endorphins lifting her mood.
晨跑後，Eve 感受到腦內啡帶來的那股熟悉的身體快感。
collocation: chemical reward
The brain's reward system releases dopamine when you eat something sweet or hear music you enjoy.
你吃甜食或聽喜歡的音樂時，大腦的獎勵系統會釋放多巴胺。
collocation: reward system
Nikhil found that finishing a sonata gave him an emotional reward that money could not buy.
Nikhil 發現完成一首奏鳴曲帶給他金錢買不到的滿足感。
Hyun said that his patient's relief was the only reward his work needed.
Hyun 說病人的感激就是他這份工作需要的回報。
- satisfaction
Broader; can come from completing a task without involving the brain's chemical system.
- pleasure
More general; does not carry the implication of reinforcing future behavior.
- pain
The unpleasant opposite that the brain uses to discourage certain behaviors.
用法筆記
Often used in the context of neuroscience or psychology, but also in everyday language to describe emotional satisfaction. The plural 'rewards' is frequent when describing multiple sources of pleasure.
4. In behavioral science, an item or event (such as food, praise, or a token) that
增強物；獎勵
行為科學中用來強化正確反應的刺激物
In behavioral science, an item or event (such as food, praise, or a token) that is given after a correct action in order to make the subject more likely to repeat that action.
In the experiment, the rat received a food reward each time it pressed the correct lever.
在實驗中，老鼠每次按下正確的槓桿就會獲得食物作為獎勵。
collocation: food reward
Dog trainers use a small treat as a reward to teach new commands.
訓犬師用小點心作為獎勵來教新的指令。
pattern: X as a reward
The teacher gave stickers as a reward to children who finished a book.
老師給完成一本書的孩子貼紙作為獎勵。
Heloísa gave her puppy a kibble reward the instant it sat down on the kitchen mat.
Heloísa 在小狗在廚房踏墊上坐下的瞬間，就給牠一顆飼料作為獎勵。
- reinforcement
The broader technical term in psychology; reward is one type of positive reinforcement.
- incentive
Given before the action to motivate it, while a reward is given after.
- punishment
An unpleasant consequence given to reduce an unwanted behavior.
用法筆記
Technical term in operant conditioning. Distinguish from noun sense 1: this sense is about deliberately using a stimulus to shape behavior, not about naturally receiving something for good work. The reward here is chosen by the trainer or experimenter, not earned by the subject.
常見錯誤
reward — 動詞
1. To give money, a gift, praise, or some form of recognition to someone because of
獎勵；報答
因他人的努力或貢獻而給予回報
To give money, a gift, praise, or some form of recognition to someone because of their effort, good work, helpful action, or proper behavior.
The foundation decided to reward Léa for ten years of volunteer work at the animal shelter.
該基金會決定獎勵 Léa 在動物收容所十年的志工服務。
pattern: reward + person + for + action
Mizuki's parents rewarded her with a trip to the beach after she passed all her exams.
Mizuki 通過所有考試後，父母獎勵她一趟海灘之旅。
pattern: reward + person + with + thing
The company rewards employees who come up with ideas that save energy or reduce waste.
公司會獎勵提出節能或減廢點子的員工。
Brooke's patience was rewarded when the toddler finally fell asleep in her arms.
Brooke 的耐心終於有了回報，小寶寶在她懷裡睡著了。
The garden rewarded Noor with bright flowers after months of watering and weeding.
經過幾個月的澆水和除草，花園用盛開的花朵回報了 Noor。
- compensate
Usually means paying for work done or for a loss suffered; more formal and financial.
- repay
Can mean returning a favor; less about recognition and more about returning an equivalent.
- honor
More formal; involves public recognition or an award ceremony.
- punish
To give an unpleasant consequence for wrongdoing.
文法句型
reward + person + with + thing
reward + person + for + action
用法筆記
The two most common structures are 'reward someone FOR something' (reason) and 'reward someone WITH something' (the thing given). Often used in the passive voice to focus on the person being rewarded. A thing or situation can also be the grammatical subject in a metaphorical sense (e.g., 'The view rewarded the hikers.').