tributes

英 [ˈtrɪbjuːts]

美 [ˈtrɪbjuts]

n.  (尤指对死者的)致敬，颂词; 悼念; 致哀; 吊唁礼物; (良好效果或影响的)体现，显示; (尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的)贡品，贡金
tribute的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 致敬;颂词;献礼
  Atributeis something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone.
  1. The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison...
     那首歌是对罗伊·奥比森的致敬。
  2. He paid tribute to the organising committee...
     他赞扬了组委会。
  3. Over nine-thousand ex-servicemen and women marched past in tribute to their fallen comrades.
     9,000多名退伍的男女战士列队行进而过，以悼念他们倒下的同志。
• N-SING (良好结果的)体现，证明
  If one thing isa tribute toanother, the first thing is the result of the second and shows how good it is.
  1. His success has been a tribute to hard work, to professionalism...
     他的成功充分体现了他的勤劳苦干和敬业精神。
  2. It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.
     钱德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材写出了一本引人入胜的书，这充分证明了他的写作技巧。

双语例句

• They lighted incense and candles and heaped floral tributes to the dead.
  他们点燃蜡烛、熏香，为死难者献上花环。
• Moon cakes used to be tributes in moon fete rituals and later it becomes an indispensable symbolic food for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which stands for unity and harmony.
  月饼最早是祭月典礼中的一种供品，后来渐渐演变成了民间过中秋节必不可少的象征性食品。它和中秋夜圆圆的月亮一样，代表着和谐与团圆。
• The public tributes to Edison in 1931 and those to Mr. Jobs 80 years later were similar, but only superficially.
  1931年公众对爱迪生的赞美和80年后对乔布斯的溢美之词内容相似，但是这种相似只是流于表面。
• The people put the tributes before the governor.
  人们把贡品放在州长面前。
• Madonna and Paul McCartney have already paid their tributes along with the slew of other top celebrities.
  麦当娜和保罗·麦卡特尼与其他明星一起向迈克尔杰克逊表达敬意。
• Many in Grand Rapids have placed flowers and other tributes to the former president at various points in the city.
  大急流城的许多人在城内各个地点都向这位前总统敬献了鲜花和表达哀悼之情。
• They refuse to obey us or offer tributes to us every year.
  他们拒绝服从我们或每年向我们进贡。
• Former political rivals started issuing glib tributes as soon as her death was announced.
  当她的死讯一宣布，以前的政敌就开始发表圆滑的颂辞。
• Martin, 78, died yesterday. Tributes poured in from around the globe
  马丁于昨天去世，享年78岁。世界各地的人们纷纷致以哀悼。
• The idea for these mystery floral tributes came from a reader in Totowa, New Jersey.
  这种秘密献花的主意来自新泽西州托托华（Totowa）的一位读者。