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| /ˈtrɪbjuːt/ |
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| 1 | something you do , say , or build to show that you respect and admire someone （表示敬意的）礼物，颂辞，行为 |
| a floral tribute (=flowers that you send to a funeral) 葬礼上的献花 |
| +to They showed the programme as a tribute to the two men. 他们演这个节目是为了表达对这两人的崇敬之情。 |
| in tribute to sb/sth The group named themselves in tribute to the 1970s’ tennis star. 为了纪念这位20世纪70年代的网球明星，这个小组以其名字命名。 |
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| 2 | in the past , money or other things that one leader had to give to a more powerful leader （旧时的）贡金，贡品，贡物 |
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| - | be a tribute to
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| used for saying that something good proves how good the people are who did it |
| 显示；证明 |
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| This year’ s success is a tribute to all your hard work. 今年的成功证明你们非常努力。 |
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| - | pay tribute to
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| to praise someone or something publicly |
| 公开赞扬 |
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| The chairman paid tribute to the team’ s contribution to professional baseball. 主席称赞了球队对职业棒球所做出的贡献。 |
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