HIGH POSITION OR RANKto give someone the rank of knight 封〔某人〕为爵士
Examples from the Corpus
knight• In 1596 Crosse was a vice-admiral at the capture of Cadiz, where he was knighted.• He was knighted by Cromwell in 1657 and was buried 20 August 1659.• The castle was built by the first Lord Scrope who fought at Crecy and was knighted for his efforts.• He gave her stolenjewels and she knighted him.• He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1930 and brigadier in 1933, and he was knighted in 1937.• That regulator, James McKinnon, was knighted on 1 January and kicked in the teeth on 15 January.