confer
gb/kənfˈɚ/ us/kənfˈɚ/
C1
英语
~ 7700
义项
0 个义项
动词
formal
C1
action
1
discuss to reach a decision
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
用法模式：
to confer with [someone] about [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use "confer" when they mean "offer" or "give" in everyday situations (e.g. *"They conferred me a discount"*). "Confer" in this sense is only used about talking and deciding, usually in formal or professional contexts. Also, the usual preposition is "with" for the person ("confer with my boss") and "about" or "on" for the topic ("confer about the plan").
近义词
consult (Very close in meaning, but slightly less formal and more common in everyday use than "confer".)
反义词
dictate (Suggests making decisions and giving orders without discussion or input from others.)
搭配
confer with colleagues
|confer with counsel
|confer with staff
|confer privately
|confer about strategy
|time to confer
主题
business
|work
|politics
|academia
|communication
例句
- The board will confer with legal counsel before announcing its decision.
- After the meeting, the managers stepped outside to confer privately.
- The doctors need to confer about the best course of treatment.
- Union leaders conferred with workers late into the night.
- She asked for a moment to confer with her team before responding.
学习者例句
- The teacher will confer with the parents after class.
- The two managers conferred about the problem.
- Our lawyers must confer with each other before they answer.
- Can we confer about this in my office?
- The doctors conferred and then spoke to the patient.
unknown
formal
C1
action
2
formally give honor, degree, or right
To officially give someone a special title, degree, right, or power.
用法模式：
to confer [honor/right/degree] on [someone]
常见错误：
Learners often say *"confer something to someone"* instead of the usual pattern "confer something on/upon someone" (e.g. say "confer a degree on her", not *"to her"). They may also use "confer" in casual situations where "give" or "offer" is more natural (e.g. *"They conferred me a refund"* sounds wrong; say "gave me a refund").
近义词
bestow (Very similar, but often has a slightly more ceremonial or literary feel; "confer" is common in legal and official writing.)
反义词
revoke (Means to officially take back a right, title, or privilege that was previously conferred.)
搭配
confer a degree
|confer a title
|confer citizenship
|confer rights
|confer power
|benefits conferred by
主题
law
|education
|politics
|business
例句
- The university will confer honorary degrees on three distinguished scientists.
- The new constitution confers greater rights on minority groups.
- Citizenship may be conferred on applicants who meet all the requirements.
- The committee has the authority to confer this award once a year.
- Special powers were conferred on the commission during the crisis.
学习者例句
- The college will confer degrees on the students in June.
- The law confers special rights on parents of young children.
- The king conferred a title on the brave soldier.
- This document confers full power on the board.
- The state can confer citizenship on foreign residents.
动词
technical
C2
action
3
compare texts or data carefully
To look at two texts or documents together and carefully compare them.
用法模式：
to confer [one text] with [another text]
常见错误：
This sense is rare and mostly found in older or highly specialized academic texts. Modern English normally uses "compare" instead of "confer" here. Learners should usually avoid this use and prefer "compare".
近义词
compare (A general, everyday word; "confer" in this sense is rare and mainly used in specialized or very formal writing.)
反义词
ignore (If you ignore texts, you do not examine or compare them at all.)
主题
academia
|language
|education
|communication
例句
- The editor conferred the surviving manuscripts to reconstruct the original text.
- Researchers conferred the two data sets before publishing their findings.
- In older philological works, scholars often conferred one version of a poem with another.
学习者例句
- The researcher conferred two old texts to check the differences.
- They conferred the copies before choosing the final version.
- In his study, he conferred one report with another.
- The scholar conferred several manuscripts of the same story.
语法
词典原形
confer
IPA
GB/kənfˈɚ/
US/kənfˈɚ/
音节与重音
con - fer （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: confer
- 3rd Person Singular: confers
- Present Participle: conferring
- Past: conferred
词族
Forms
confers
verb
conferring
verb
conferred
verb
Core family
conference
noun B1
Related words
conferral
noun
conferment
noun
Advanced or less common
conferee
noun
语法重点
- Irregular present participle: conferring Verb
- Irregular past: conferred Verb
相关表达
be conferred on
1/bˈi kənfˈɚd ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
be officially given to someone
Used in the passive to say that a title, degree, right, or power is officially given to someone.
例句
- Honorary degrees will be conferred on the speakers at the ceremony.
- Extra powers were conferred on the committee during the emergency.
- Citizenship may be conferred on applicants who meet the conditions.
confer on
1/kənfˈɚ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
formally give something to someone
To officially give someone a title, degree, right, or power.
例句
- The council voted to confer on her the title of honorary chair.
- This policy confers on employees the right to work from home.
- Full membership will be conferred on candidates after a one-year trial period.
confer with
1/kənfˈɚ wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
to discuss with someone formally
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
例句
- The judge asked for a short break to confer with the attorneys.
- Before we move forward, I need to confer with my supervisor.
- The consultants will confer with local officials throughout the project.