| 词组 | tribute |
| 释义 | tribute /ˈtrɪbjuːt/ noun 1. something that shows your respect or admiration for someoneadjectivesa special tribute He wrote the song as a special tribute to his wife.a fitting tribute (=very suitable) A set of special postage stamps honouring the artist will make a fitting tribute to his work.a warm tribute He paid a warm tribute to Steve, saying that he was one of the kindest people he had ever met.a moving tribute Bob’s speech was a moving tribute to his son who had been killed in a road accident.a final tribute (=to someone who has died) A church service was held as a final tribute to the soldiers who died for their country.a lasting tribute (=that will last for a long time) The garden is meant to be a lasting tribute to celebrate the life of John Lennon.a silent tribute (=when people show respect silently) The crowd stood in silent tribute to all those who had lost their lives in the war.a floral tribute formal (=flowers given as a tribute) At her funeral the church was decorated with floral tributes.verbspay tribute to sb/sth (=praise someone publicly and thank them for what they have done) In his speech the headmaster paid tribute to Mrs Green.offer a tribute Many actors have offered tributes to the film star who died yesterday.write a tribute She wrote a tribute to him in the local newspaper.tribute + nounsa tribute album/concert (=a record or a concert to show respect for someone) A group of musicians recorded a tribute album to Amy Winehouse.prepositionsa tribute to sb/sth The new university building was named ‘The Frank Thompson Centre’ as a tribute to the professor.2. something that shows that someone or something is very goodphrasessth is a tribute to sb/sth The improvement in results is a tribute to the hard work of students and their teachers. |
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