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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hon·our1 British English, 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 [uncountable]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 [countable]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 [uncountable]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 a) with honours British EnglishSEC if you pass a university degree with honours, you pass it at a level that is higher than the most basic level 获得荣誉学位 b) with honors American English 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 EnglishSEC 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。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？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。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。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〕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 [uncountable] 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.

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honour• Des Collins, of the Royal Ontario Museum, doubts that it deserves quite such an honour.• This was not merely through the intrinsic loss but also because family status and honour were intimately linked to possession of land.• It was named in honour of our departed hero.• In 472 this feast succeeded to the torchlight procession in honour of Persephone, and that of the Lupercalia.• Guest of honour was Brigadier Garton who came up for the evening from his base at Catterick Garrison.• But instead of honour the family found only grief.• John Ridd's sense of honour is practical as well as idealistic and his motives are relevant outside their historical context.• And what life may be worth when ... the honour is gone ... I can offer no opinion.the honour of• He was fighting for a young girl's honour, and the honour of the police-force.• So I allowed him the honour of endorsing my change of name.• Again, the grant consolidated existing ducal interests, rounding out Gloucester's influence in the honour of Pickering further east.• But surely she owed her beloved that honour at least, the honour of single combat, which is a dragon's privilege.• The Führer has given to me the honour of organizing the conference and, of course, responsibility for his safety.• Long-range marksmanship was a feature of the day and to Martin Poxon went the honour of an albatross-eagle.• The honour was historically linked with the honour of Pontefract and together they formed a single trans-Pennine power bloc.national/family/personal etc honour• Some one had backed out of a marriage and family honour had been damaged.• In a traditional adventure story the pursuit of personal honour is drawn to an absolute conclusion.• At the heart of these have been the institutions of church and family and a code of behaviour based on personal honour.• Only a civil suit, at the very least, could wipe away the stain on family honour.• How Lord Mountbatten would have relished adding a saint to the other family honours he proudly displayed.• The family honour and all that nonsense.• Something like their national honour was at stake.highest honour• It came to occupy the seat of highest honour in their gospel.• Council leaders want to bestow the highest honour they can in recognition of Clough's achievements with Nottingham Forest.• Avice Cam deserved the highest honour that could be given for service to others.man of honour• Said's lawyer claimed successfully that this constituted a serious libel against his client as a man of honour.• If he makes statements from the Dispatch Box, he should be a man of honour and honour his promises.• Tom Clarke is a man of honour and integrity.• That was a trifle unexpected, but Rossmayne was a man of honour and good sense.• Lord Wyatt - a man of honour!• Among those pulling the triggers were the rising men of honour, Toto Riina and Provenzano.honour2 British English, honor American English ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  be/feel honoured (to do something) PROUDto feel very proud and pleased （做某事）感到荣幸 I felt very honoured to be included in the team. 能加入这支球队，我深感荣幸。2  formalCELEBRATE to show publicly that someone is respected and admired, especially by praising them or giving them a special title 给…荣誉，表彰，表扬honour somebody with something He was honored with an award for excellence in teaching. 他因教学出色而获表彰。honour somebody for something Two firefighters have been honoured for their courage. 两名消防队员因非凡的勇气获得嘉奖。3  honour a promise/contract/agreement etc SCLDOto do what you have agreed to do 信守承诺/合同/协议等 Once again, the government has failed to honour its promises. 政府又一次食言。 We pray that both sides will continue to honour their commitment to the peace agreement. 我们祈盼双方继续履行对和平协定作出的承诺。4  ADMIREto treat someone with special respect 尊重〔某人〕 In a marriage, you need to honour one another. 婚姻中双方应该互相尊重。 I was treated like an honored guest. 我受到了贵宾般的待遇。5. honour a cheque BFBif your bank honours a cheque that you have given someone, it pays the money to that person 承兑支票6. somebody has decided to honour us with their presence LATEused humorously when someone arrives late, or to someone who rarely comes to a meeting, class etc 某人决定赏光出席了〔幽默用法，用于迟到者、不常参加会议或上课者等〕→ See Verb table

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honour• Going down now to a place where his certainties would finally be honoured.• Professor's research honoured at poly A Guisborough professor's research work has been honoured with a new post at Teesside Polytechnic.• He says because my father died early in 1937 he's never been honoured for his work.• Earlier this year Cardinal Glemp repudiated this agreement but he has now been prevailed upon to honour it.• Pay scales either do not exist or are honoured mainly in the breach.• It seems a strange way to honour such an amazing phenomenon.• We hope that the factions will honour their commitment to a ceasefire in Mogadishu.• As a result, theories of the type proposed by Althusser and Poulantzas can not honour their own claims to completeness.From Longman Business Dictionaryhonourhon‧our1 /ˈɒnəˈɑːnər/ British English, honor American English verb [transitive]COMMERCE1honour a cheque/ticket/voucher etc if a bank, store etc honours a cheque, ticket etc, it allows it to be usedAny cheque you write up to £50 will be honoured.Carriers must honor tickets issued by airlines that go bankrupt.2honour a contract/agreement/promise etc to do what you have agreed or promised to doThis company always honours its contracts.3honour your debts/commitments/obligations etc to pay money that you oweBurundi was unable to honor its foreign debt commitments.→ See Verb tablehonourhonour2 British English, honor American English noun1[uncountable] the respect that people have for a person, organization etcThe incident damaged the company’s honour and credibility.2honours written abbreviation Hons or, hons [plural] British English a level of university degree that is higher than the most basic levelYou will need a good 2.1 honours degree.He passed his degreewith honours.3Your Honour British English used when speaking to a judgeI apologize, Your Honour.

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hon‧our¹ W3 British English, honor American English /ˈɒnə $ ˈɑːnər/ noun
1.  SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU PROUD  [singular] something that makes you feel very proud:
    Over 100 players competed for the honour of representing the county in the National Finals.
    it is an honour to do something
    It is an honor to have you here, sir.
2.  RESPECT  [uncountable] the respect that you, your family, your country etc receive from other people, which makes you feel proud
    honour of
    He was prepared even to die in order to defend the honour of his family.
    national/family/personal etc honour
    For the French team, winning tomorrow’s game is a matter of national honour.
3. in honour of somebody/something
  a. in order to show how much you admire and respect someone:
    The stadium was named in honour of the club’s first chairman.
    in sb’s honour
    A special dinner will be held in her honour.
  b. to celebrate an event:
    An oak tree was planted in honour of the occasion.
4.  GIVEN TO SOMEBODY  [countable] something such as a special title or medal given to someone to show how much people respect them for what they have achieved:
    Reverend Peters was nominated for the honour by colleagues at Walworth Methodist Church.
    highest honour (=most important honour)
    The medal is the highest honour the association can bestow (=give).
5.  MORAL PRINCIPLES  [uncountable] strong moral beliefs and standards of behaviour that make people respect and trust you:
    My father was a man of honour and great integrity.
    Her actions were always guided by a deep sense of honour (=strong desire to do what is morally right).
    matter/point/question of honour (=something that you feel you must do because of your moral principles)
    It had become a point of honour not to tell him about Lori.
6.  AT UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL
  a. with honours British English if you pass a university degree with honours, you pass it at a level that is higher than the most basic level
  b. with honors American English if you finish high school or college with honors, you get one of the highest grades
  c. First Class/Second Class Honours British English the highest or second highest level of degree at a British university
7. Your/His/Her Honour used when speaking to or about a judge:
    No, Your Honour.
8. place of honour the seat or place which is given to the most important guest or object:
    The vase she gave me occupies the place of honor in my living room.
9. with full military honours if someone is buried with full military honours, there is a military ceremony at their funeral
10. do the honours spoken to pour the drinks, serve food etc at a social occasion:
    Liz, would you do the honors?
11. your word of honour a very serious promise that what you are saying is true:
    I won’t try to see you again. I give you my word of honour.
12. be an honour to somebody/something to bring admiration and respect to your country, school, family etc because of your behaviour or achievements:
    He’s an honour to his family and his country.
13. be/feel honour bound to do something formal to feel that it is your moral duty to do something:
    We felt honor bound to attend their wedding.
14. on your honour
  a. if you swear on your honour to do something, you promise very seriously to do it
  b. old-fashioned if you are on your honour to do something, you are being trusted to do it
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
16.  SEX  [uncountable] old use if a woman loses her honour, she has sex with a man she is not married to
⇨ guest of honour at guest¹(1), ⇨ maid of honour
     

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(for Meaning 1)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a great honour It was a great honour to meet my hero in person.
   ▪ a rare honour (=a very special honour that is not given to many people) Being asked to paint a portrait for the queen is a rare honour for any artist.
   ▪ a dubious honour (=something that you are not sure that you should be proud of) The city has the dubious honor of being the smoggiest city in the world.
   ▪ a signal honour formal (=a great honour) He received the signal honour of becoming an Honorary Fellow of the college.
■ verbs
   ▪ have the honour formal As a young man, he had the honour of meeting Winston Churchill.
   ▪ do somebody the honour formal (=used when saying that you feel proud that someone has decided to do something ) Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?
     

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(for Meaning 2)

■ verbs
   ▪ bring 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 + honour
   ▪ national honour For him this is a matter of both personal and national honour.
   ▪ family honour Refusal of a marriage offer is seen as an attack on the family honour.
■ phrases
   ▪ somebody'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.
     

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(for Meaning 5)

■ phrases
   ▪ a man of honour I 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) To my mum, paying bills on time is a point of honour.
   ▪ a code of honour (=a set of moral rules, laws, or principles that people follow) We abide by a strict military code of honor.
   ▪ a sense of honour Is he marrying her out of some misplaced sense of honour?
   ▪ somebody's word of honour (=a promise based on strong moral beliefs) I give you my word of honour that you will not be harmed.
   ▪ be/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.

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honour² British English, honor American English verb [transitive]
1. be/feel honoured (to do something) to feel very proud and pleased:
    I felt very honoured to be included in the team.
2. formal to show publicly that someone is respected and admired, especially by praising them or giving them a special title
    honour somebody with something
    He was honored with an award for excellence in teaching.
    honour somebody for something
    Two firefighters have been honoured for their courage.
3. honour a promise/contract/agreement etc to do what you have agreed to do:
    Once again, the government has failed to honour its promises.
    We pray that both sides will continue to honour their commitment to the peace agreement.
4. to treat someone with special respect:
    In a marriage, you need to honour one another.
    I was treated like an honored guest.
5. honour a cheque if your bank honours a cheque that you have given someone, it pays the money to that person
6. somebody has decided to honour us with their presence used humorously when someone arrives late, or to someone who rarely comes to a meeting, class etc