hon·our1 British EnglishBrE, honor American English /ˈɒnə $ ˈɑːnər/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 STH that makes you proud 让人引以为荣的事 [singular]PROUD something that makes you feel very proud 荣幸,光荣 Over 100 players competed for the honour of representing the county in the National Finals. 100多位选手为争取代表郡参加全国总决赛的荣誉进行角逐。
it is an honour to do something It is an honor to have you here, sir. 先生,大驾光临,深感荣幸。
2 respect 尊敬 [uncountableU]ADMIRE the respect that you, your family, your country etc receive from other people, which makes you feel proud 荣誉;崇敬,敬重,敬意honour of He was prepared even to die in order to defend the honour of his family. 为了捍卫家族荣誉,他甚至愿意献出生命。
national/family/personal etc honour For the French team, winning tomorrow’s game is a matter of national honour. 对法国队来说,打赢明天的比赛事关国家荣誉。
3 in honour of somebody/something a) in order to show how much you admire and respect someone 为了表示对某人/某事物的崇敬 The stadium was named in honour of the club’s first chairman. 该体育馆以俱乐部的第一任主席命名以示纪念。
in somebody’s honour A special dinner will be held in her honour. 将举办一次特别晚宴向她致敬。
b) to celebrate an event 纪念某事 An oak tree was planted in honour of the occasion. 种下了一棵橡树以纪念这一盛会。
4 given to SB 授予某人的 [countableC]GIVE something such as a special title or medal given to someone to show how much people respect them for what they have achieved 荣誉称号;荣誉勋章 Reverend Peters was nominated for the honour by colleagues at Walworth Methodist Church. 彼德斯牧师获沃尔沃思循道宗教会同仁提名角逐这一称号。
highest honour (=most important honour) 最高荣誉 The medal is the highest honour the association can bestow (=give). 这奖章是该协会可授予的最高荣誉。
5 moral principles 道德标准 [uncountableU]GOOD/MORAL strong moral beliefs and standards of behaviour that make people respect and trust you 高尚品德,气节 My father was a man of honour and great integrity. 我父亲是个高尚正直的人。
Her actions were always guided by a deep sense of honour (=strong desire to do what is morally right). 她的行为一直受到强烈道德感的指引。
matter/point/question of honour (=something that you feel you must do because of your moral principles) 道义上的事 It had become a point of honour not to tell him about Lori. 不把洛丽的情况告诉他已经事关道义。
6 at university/school 在大学/学校 b) with honors American EnglishAmE if you finish high school or college with honors, you get one of the highest grades 以优异成绩〔毕业〕 c) First Class/Second Class Honours British EnglishBrESEC the highest or second highest level of degree at a British university 〔英国大学中的〕一级/二级荣誉学位 7 Your/His/Her Honour NAME OF A PERSONused when speaking to or about a judge 法官大人 No, Your Honour. 不是,法官大人。
8 place of honour ADMIREthe seat or place which is given to the most important guest or object 贵宾席,上座;最重要位置 The vase she gave me occupies the place of honor in my living room. 她送我的花瓶放在我的起居室最尊荣的位置。
place of honour• Stan Wood is the man and he can already claim a place of honour amongst the great fossil hunters of the world.• It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art.• Richard Wilson, the genius of landscape painting, has a place of honour.• They enjoyed the greetings of people in the street and they loved places of honour at banquets.• It had the place of honour because, as he'd said earlier, it was unique.• His portrait hangs in the place of honour in the Boston office of the Anglian Water Authority.• They were brought out on only a few special occasions and were always carefully washed and returned to their place of honour. 9. with full military honours MXPMif someone is buried with full military honours, there is a military ceremony at their funeral 以隆重的军葬礼with full military honours• The real leg was buried in the field of battle-with full military honours.• Memories of a man coming home for burial, with full military honours ... Such a very long time ago.• After they have been examined, they will be buried with full military honours at one of the war graves.• He was buried with full military honours in Manchester.• The service was conducted with full military honours, ending in shots being fired over Paul's coffin.• Cody was subsequently given a funeral with full military honours by the Aldershot garrison.• They are reburied with full military honours in the region's Commonwealth war graves. 10 do the honours spokenPARTY to pour the drinks, serve food etc at a social occasion 〔在社交场合上〕尽主人之谊〔指倒酒、布菜等〕 Liz, would you do the honors? 利兹,你能招待一下客人们吗?
do the honours• Good, then Francesca can do the honours from Thursday and work for him thereafter.• Bill Gates will supposedly do the honours himself at his Windows World keynote.• Outer Kent has been asked to do the honours at the next meeting. 24.• Grimes went behind the bar to do the honours.• And we must both help Mum to do the honours. 11 your word of honour a very serious promise that what you are saying is true 誓言 I won’t try to see you again. I give you my word of honour. 我不会再见你,我发誓。
12 be an honour to somebody/something ADMIREto bring admiration and respect to your country, school, family etc because of your behaviour or achievements 是某人/某事物的光荣 He’s an honour to his family and his country. 他是家族和国家的光荣。
be an honour to somebody/something• Sir Walter Scott once said he was honoured to be a mere twig on the Swinton family tree.• And one which, don't get me wrong, I was honoured to stand against.• We should be honoured to see you at dinner one evening soon.• She also felt it would be an honour to have custody of the machine.• It would be an honour to have a memorial on the site. 13 be/feel honour bound to do something formalSHOULD/OUGHT TO to feel that it is your moral duty to do something 在道义上有责任做某事 We felt honor bound to attend their wedding. 我们参加他们的婚礼是义不容辞的。
be/feel honour bound to do something• Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it. 14 on your honour a) PROMISEif you swear on your honour to do something, you promise very seriously to do it 以名誉担保 b) old-fashionedTRUST if you are on your honour to do something, you are being trusted to do it 得到信任〔做某事〕
on your honour• But I have placed the boy on his honour.• Auguste would take it as a reflection on his honour if they were not, despite the unseasonable time of year.• They are a wild, free-spirited people, quick-tempered as Elves go, and swift to avenge any stain on their honour. 15. the honours are even used to say that the people or teams in a competition, game etc have done as well as each other or have the same score 〔比赛双方〕实力相当;比分相同 16. sex 性 [uncountableU] old useSEX/HAVE SEX WITH if a woman loses her honour, she has sex with a man she is not married to 〔妇女的〕贞操,贞节 → guest of honour at guest1(1), maid of honour COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that makes you feel very proud 荣幸,光荣adjectivesa great honour 莫大的荣幸It was a great honour to meet my hero in person. 亲眼见到我的偶像真是莫大的荣幸。
a rare honour (=a very special honour that is not given to many people) 殊荣Being asked to paint a portrait for the queen is a rare honour for any artist. 获请为女王画肖像对任何画家来说都是一项殊荣。
a dubious honour (=something that you are not sure that you should be proud of) 所谓的荣幸nThe city has the dubious honor of being the smoggiest city in the world.
na signal honour formal (=a great honour)He received the signal honour of becoming an Honorary Fellow of the college.
verbshave the honour formal 有幸As a young man, he had the honour of meeting Winston Churchill. 他年轻时有幸见到过温斯顿·丘吉尔。
do somebody the honour formal (=used when saying that you feel proud that someone has decided to do something) 为某人做某事使之感到荣幸,给面子为某人做某事Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife? 我能否有幸娶你为妻?
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the respect that you, your family, your country etc receive from other people, which makes you feel proud 荣誉;崇敬,敬重,敬意verbsbring honour to somebody/something (=make people respect someone or something)The bravery of these men has brought honour to their regiment.
defend somebody's/something's honour (=do something to protect it when it is being attacked)To defend his honour and his business interests, he was prepared to go to court.
save the honour of somebody/something (=stop it being lost)Her father fought with him to save her honour.
uphold the honour of somebody/something (=defend it)She felt duty bound to uphold the honour of her country.
restore the honour of somebody/something (=make it return to its former state)He would be forced to restore the honour of his family name.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + honournational honourFor him this is a matter of both personal and national honour.
family honourRefusal of a marriage offer is seen as an attack on the family honour.
phrasessomebody's/something's honour is at stake (=someone may lose their honour)French people believed that the country's honour was at stake over the incident.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: strong moral beliefs and standards of behaviour that make people respect and trust you 高尚品德,气节phrasesna man of honourI know Tom to be a man of honour and integrity.
a matter/point/question of honour (=something you feel you must do because of your moral beliefs) 道义上的事nTo my mum, paying bills on time is a point of honour.
na code of honour (=a set of moral rules, laws, or principles that people follow)We abide by a strict military code of honor.
na sense of honourIs he marrying her out of some misplaced sense of honour?
nsomebody's word of honour (=a promise based on strong moral beliefs)I give you my word of honour that you will not be harmed.
nbe/feel honour bound to do something (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)My father felt honour bound to help his sister.