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| 1 | U the respect that people have for someone who achieves something great , is very powerful , or behaves in a way that is morally right 荣誉；光荣 |
| Shame and honour were what motivated people. 羞耻与光荣是人们行为的动机。 |
| +of They were prepared to die for the honour of their country. 他们准备为国家的荣誉而死。 |
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| 2 | U the belief and practice of someone who has high moral standards 道义；气节；高尚品德；廉耻 |
| It’ s no longer just a legal issue, it’ s a matter of honour. 这不再仅仅是个法律的问题，这是个品德的问题。 |
| a man of honour (=someone who always behaves in a morally correct way) 品德高尚的人 |
| | 2a | if you feel honour bound to do something , you think that you must do it because it is morally right 感到在道义上有责任做某事 | | I felt honour bound to tell her the truth. 我感觉在道义上有责任告诉她事实真相。 | |
| | 2b | used for making a serious promise to do something 以我的名誉担保 | | I swear, on my honour, to keep your secret. 我以自己的名誉发誓，一定为你保密。 | |
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| 3 | C something you do that you are proud of 光荣的事；引以为豪的事 |
| be an honour Being asked to perform at La Scala is an honour for any young singer. 对于任何年轻歌手来说，受邀在斯卡拉剧院演出都是一件引以为荣的事。 |
| be an honour to do sth It’ s a great honour to be here with you tonight. 今晚能跟你一起站在这里我深感荣幸。 |
| | 3a | to do something that would make another person very proud 做某事使某人感到特别荣幸 | | Will you do me the honour of accompanying me to the ball? 你肯赏光陪我去参加舞会吗？ | |
| | 3b | used for saying that you are proud to be able to do something 很荣幸能够做某事 | | I had the honour of presenting the awards at the ceremony. 能在这个典礼上颁奖我感到十分荣幸。 | |
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| 4 | C often plural a prize that someone is given because they have achieved something important 奖励；奖赏 |
| Twenty children received honours for bravery. 20个孩子获得了勇敢奖。 |
| top/highest honours (=the most important honours) The town has taken the top honours in the ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition for the second year running. 最高奖 |
| | 4a | the prize of a special title given by the Queen of England （英国女王授予的）封号 | | John Tucker was made an OBE in the Queen’ s birthday honours. 约翰·塔克在女王生日封号典礼上成为一名获得英帝国勋章的军官。 | |
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| 5 | U old-fashioned a woman’ s virginity (= the fact that she has not had sex) before being married , or the fact that she has never had sex with anyone except her husband 贞操；贞节 |
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| - | do the honours
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| to be the person at a special event or social occasion who is in charge or who performs any ceremonies |
| （在特殊活动或社交场合中）尽主人的职责 |
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| - | in honour of
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| in order to show respect and admiration for someone or something |
| 为了向…表示敬意；为纪念… |
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| St Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honour of Lenin after his death. 列宁死后，为了纪念他，圣彼得堡改名为列宁格勒。 |
| In honour of the occasion, Mozart was to write a short piece of music. 莫扎特要为这一盛会作一首短曲。 |
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| - | it would be an honour formal
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| used for agreeing to do something |
| 那将是一种荣幸（用于表示同意做某事） |
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| ‘Would you be best man at my wedding?’ ‘It would be an honour.’ “你能在我的婚礼上当伴郎吗？”“那太荣幸了。” |
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| - | to what do we owe this honour/the honour of your presence? humorous
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| said as a joke when someone is late or comes to a meeting or class that they usually miss |
| 您的（准时）光临真让我们感到十分荣幸（对迟到或通常缺席的人开玩笑的话） |
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| - | Your Honour
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| used when talking to a judge in a court of law |
| 法官大人 |
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