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单词 tribute
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tribute
noun
uk
/ˈtrɪb.juːt/us
/ˈtrɪb.juːt/

tributenoun(RESPECTFUL ACTION)

C2[CorU]
something that you say, write, or give thatshowsyourrespectandadmirationfor someone,especiallyon aformaloccasion:
（尤指在正式场合表达敬意的）颂词，礼物
Tributes have beenpouringin from all over theworldfor thefamousactorwhodiedyesterday.昨天这位著名演员去世后，世界各国人士纷纷表示哀悼。
floraltributes(=flowerssentto someone'sfuneral)葬礼用花
pay tribute tosomeone/something
C2
topraisesomeone or something:
赞扬，称赞
Theministerpaidtribute to the men who hadfoughttheblaze.部长高度赞扬了奋力扑灭大火的勇士们。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to praise someone or something
  • praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.
  • congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test.
  • complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked.
  • commendThe judge commended her for her bravery.
  • pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life.
  • flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • eulogistic
  • eulogize
  • eulogy
  • exalt
  • extol
  • honour
  • paean
  • panegyric
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrist
  • patsomeoneon the backidiom
  • praise
  • rave
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tributenoun(BENEFICIAL EFFECT)

be a tribute tosomething/someone
to showclearlyhow good,strong, oreffectivesomething or someone is:
是（优秀、强大或有效性）的明证
I've nevermeta five-year-old as wellbehavedasyourson- he's a tributetoyou!我从没见过一个5岁的小孩像你儿子这么乖的——你真行！
It is a tribute to hisdeterminationover his 22yearsthat he hasachievedso much.他所取得的成绩充分证明了22年来他的决心有多么坚定。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing and demonstrating
  • act out
  • attest
  • bespeak
  • betray
  • breastbeating
  • bring
  • define
  • demonstrative
  • flaunt
  • glimmer
  • indicate
  • masterclass
  • point (something/someone) out
  • point the wayidiom
  • point to/towardssomething
  • probatory
  • produce
  • speak
  • wear
  • whiff
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(Definition oftributefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tribute| American Dictionary

tribute
noun
us
/ˈtrɪb·jut/

tributenoun(SHOW OF RESPECT)

[C/U]
respectoradmirationfor someone, or aformaleventat whichrespectandadmirationareexpressed:
[U]Thememorialpaystribute toAfricansbroughthere asslaves.
[C]There was aspecialtribute to Arthur Ashe byleadingtennisplayers.

tributenoun(GOOD EFFECT)

[Cusually sing]
somethingshowingthebenefitorpositiveeffectof somethingelse:
Hisabilitytocookandmanageahouseholdis a tribute to thetraininghereceivedfrom hismother.
(Definition oftributefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftribute

tribute
The king also often received tributes and offerings at these occasions.
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I pay tributes to the efforts he has made to change this state of affairs.
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I welcome the tributes which have been paid to the water industry—the private water companies and the public undertakings.
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I should like to add my appreciation of the work of those committees to the tributes which have been expressed in another place.
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I believe that these tributes not only are overdue, but give the independents their due.
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Tributes to the ingenuity and the morality of the tax have been paid by all kinds of people.
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If we look through our debates, we find them peppered with eloquent and striking self-tributes.
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In the many tributes, written and spoken, of the past 24 hours, one important trait has strangely and unduly been absent.
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Still, almost all of them paid gracious tributes to their predecessors.
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I am sure they will confirm my own conviction that mere soapy tributes to the industry will go the same way as nagging unconstructive criticism.
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I endorse all of the tributes that he paid to the long list of people who have been concerned about this matter.
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I pay my tributes to the debates which we have here.
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The council's role in these aspects of cultural diplomacy is paramount and has won it tributes throughout the world.
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All the tributes to him have been most thoroughly deserved.
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Many eloquent tributes have been paid to the new large-scale developers who are carrying on very interesting experiments.
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Collocationswithtribute

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annual tribute
Three main consequences follow if the subsection and theannualtributeare allowed to be enforced on this country.
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fitting tribute to
Finally, it is afittingtributeto the deceased second author.
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floral tribute
Those of us who witnessed the lying-in-state last week were perhaps impressed most by the floral tributes of the humblest of his admirers, expressing simple loyalty and affection.
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