recognition

Word family  noun recognition adjective recognizable ≠ unrecognizable verb recognize adverb recognizably

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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rec·og·ni·tion /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun  1  [singular, uncountable]TRUEIMPORTANT the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or important 认识，承认recognition of Don’s recognition of the importance of Suzy in his life 唐认识到苏济在他生命中的重要性recognition that There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak. 人们普遍认识到很多学生学习技巧薄弱。formal/official recognition official recognition of the need for jail reform 官方承认监狱需要改革2  [singular, uncountable]PRAISE public respect and thanks for someone’s work or achievements 〔公众的〕表彰，赞扬 He has achieved recognition and respect as a scientist. 作为科学家，他得到人们的赞赏和尊敬。 The importance of voluntary organizations in the economy still needs to be given recognition. 志愿组织在经济中的重要性仍有待承认。in recognition of something He was presented with a gold watch in recognition of his service to the company. 他获授一枚金表，以嘉奖他为公司效力。3  [uncountable]RECOGNIZE the act of knowing someone or something because you have known or learned about them in the past 认识；认出；识别 He stared at her, but there was no sign of recognition. 他盯着她看，但似乎没认出她来。change beyond/out of all recognition (=change completely) 变得认不出来 The bakery business has changed beyond all recognition in the last 10 years. 烘焙行业在过去十年里发生了彻底的改变。4  [uncountable]SCLPG the act of officially accepting that an organization, government, person etc has legal or official authority 正式承认recognition of the recognition of Latvia as an independent state 正式承认拉脱维亚为一个独立国家international/diplomatic recognition the government’s failure to achieve international recognition 这个政府未能得到国际社会的承认5  speech recognition TDthe ability of a computer to recognize speech 〔计算机的〕语音识别 speech recognition systems 语音识别系统n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: public respect and thanks for someone’s work or achievementsverbsachieve recognitionToni has been striving to achieve recognition for the past ten years.receive/be given/get recognitionYounger women artists are now getting wider recognition.win/gain recognitionThe company has won recognition for its customer service.deserve recognitionThey deserve recognition for the tremendous job they are doing.adjectivesnational/international/worldwide recognitionLike many pianists, he first achieved international recognition by winning a competition.public recognitionHe won public recognition for his work when he was awarded an MBE.professional recognitionMy father craved professional recognition.proper recognitionFrank Norris has never received proper recognition as a great novelist.wider recognitionShe deserves wider recognition.

Examples from the Corpus

recognition• Although he was popular in Europe, Hendrix had yet to achieve recognition in his home country.• With appropriate coaching and recognition, you can help your employees be more productive and meet these goals.• She had to spend 10 years as a struggling artist, before receiving any recognition for her work.• The area of research is the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer.• In 1991, Bush granted diplomatic recognition to Russia.• Effective and reliable handwriting recognition will necessarily form an important part of this new technology.• He appeared at the Montreux festival in 1978, and at last began to get some international recognition as a pianist.• Women painters got little recognition in those days.• Instead of recognition, supervisors focused on controlling workers-looking for and documenting rule infractions.• Most of them have to do with pattern recognition.• It is suggested that recognition of this distinction is fundamental to the efficient and economical design and execution of stability tests.• She stared at him without recognition for a few seconds.recognition of• There is a growing recognition of the need for more preventive treatment.• the recognition of treaties and bordersachieved recognition• Some of course achieved recognition in other fields.• In research Bristol has achieved recognition for excellence across all of its six faculties.• Not to have achieved recognition as a failure, felt Dyson, was almost worse than the failing itself.sign of recognition• He searched for any sign of recognition, of familiarity, but there was none.• He could not bear to walk past other people without any sign of recognition.• He stared at her, but there was no sign of recognition.• No sign of recognition in her eyes, she looked away, .international/diplomatic recognition• Degree qualifications, of course, already carry international recognition. 6.• And last season the club gained international recognition with Michael Wilson playing for Ireland boys.• But, despite growing international recognition of the plight of elephants on general, the wider problems of their conservation remain.• He had hoped for concessions in return, including diplomatic recognition.• William Golding has the same international recognition.• He appeared at the Montreux festival in 1978, and at last began to get some international recognition as a pianist.From Longman Business Dictionaryrecognitionrec‧og‧ni‧tion /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]1MARKETING when people know who a person is or what something is, or know something about them as soon as they see them or hear their nameWe are bigger than most companies and ourname recognition is higher.The company is focused on building brand recognition through marketing campaigns.2when a machine can recognize something → magnetic ink character recognition → optical character recognition → voice recognition

rec·og·ni·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

something accepting realizing act of Business Corpus that and the is

recognition
rec‧og‧ni‧tion S3 W2 /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/ noun1. [singular, uncountable] the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or important
    recognition of
    Don’s recognition of the importance of Suzy in his life
    recognition that
    There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak.
    formal/official recognition
    official recognition of the need for jail reform
2. [singular, uncountable] public respect and thanks for someone’s work or achievements:
    He has achieved recognition and respect as a scientist.
    The importance of voluntary organizations in the economy still needs to be given recognition.
    in recognition of something
    He was presented with a gold watch in recognition of his service to the company.
3. [uncountable] the act of knowing someone or something because you have known or learned about them in the past:
    He stared at her, but there was no sign of recognition.
    change beyond/out of all recognition (=change completely)
    The bakery business has changed beyond all recognition in the last 10 years.
4. [uncountable] the act of officially accepting that an organization, government, person etc has legal or official authority
    recognition of
    the recognition of Latvia as an independent state
    international/diplomatic recognition
    the government’s failure to achieve international recognition
5. speech recognition the ability of a computer to recognize speech:
    speech recognition systems
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ verbs
   ▪ achieve recognition Toni has been striving to achieve recognition for the past ten years.
   ▪ receive/be given/get recognition Younger women artists are now getting wider recognition.
   ▪ win/gain recognition The company has won recognition for its customer service.
   ▪ deserve recognition They deserve recognition for the tremendous job they are doing.
■ adjectives
   ▪ national/international/worldwide recognition Like many pianists, he first achieved international recognition by winning a competition.
   ▪ public recognition He won public recognition for his work when he was awarded an MBE.
   ▪ professional recognition My father craved professional recognition.
   ▪ proper recognition Frank Norris has never received proper recognition as a great novelist.
   ▪ wider recognition She deserves wider recognition.

🔑 rec·og·ni·tionBrE /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/ 🔊 noun🔑 [uncountable] the act of remembering who sb is when you see them, or of identifying what sth is 认出；认识；识别◆He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. 他瞥了她一眼，但似乎没认出她来。🔊🔊◆the automatic recognition of handwriting and printed text by computer计算机对手写和印刷文本的自动识别🔑 [singular, uncountable] ~ (that…) the act of accepting that sth exists, is true or is official 承认；认可◆a growing recognition that older people have potential too越来越多的人认识到老年人也是有潜力的◆There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform. 人们普遍认识到迫切需要改革。🔊🔊◆to seek international/official/formal recognition as a sovereign state寻求国际上的／官方的／正式的承认，承认它是一个主权国家🔑 [uncountable] ~ (for sth) public praise and reward for sb's work or actions 赞誉；赏识；奖赏◆She gained only minimal recognition for her work. 她的工作仅仅得到极少的赞誉。🔊🔊◆He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year. 他受到了奖励，这是对他过去一年的成绩的肯定。🔊🔊●to change, alter, etc. beyond/out of (all) recogˈnitionto change so much that you can hardly recognize it 变得面目全非；沧海桑田◆The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here. 自从我上次离开这里以来，这座小镇已经变得让人认不出来了。🔊🔊