摘要：礼物，颂辞，行为；（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品，贡金；进贡，进贡的义务；（尤指对死者的）致敬，颂辞，悼念，致哀，吊唁礼物；（良好效果或影响的）体现，显示；贡税, 贡赋； （付给矿工或矿主一部分产品或其等值作为报酬的）份子，份额分配；勒索的钱财

tribute /ˈtrɪbjuːt/ n.

（表示敬意的）礼物，颂辞，行为；（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品，贡金；进贡，进贡的义务；（尤指对死者的）致敬，颂辞，悼念，致哀，吊唁礼物；（良好效果或影响的）体现，显示；贡税, 贡赋； （付给矿工或矿主一部分产品或其等值作为报酬的）份子，份额分配；勒索的钱财

pay tribute to

1.对……赞扬（赞美）

The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity.

董事赞扬她为慈善事业所做的一切。

He paid tribute to the organising committee

他赞扬了组委会。

At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.

在葬礼上，她最早的朋友对她的一生和工作给予了高度的赞扬。

She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President.

她脱离了发言稿的主题，对总统给予了高度赞扬。

In her book, she pays tribute to the bravery of the pioneers.

她在书中赞美了先驱者的勇敢精神。

2.为……喝彩；向……致贺;向……致敬

The spectators rose to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.

观众们都站了起来,为这一精彩的表演喝彩。

Thousands of spectators came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.

成千上万的观众起立，向这场了不起的表演致贺。

At the ceremony, the president paid tribute to the retiring teachers for their dedication.

在仪式上，校长向退休教师们致敬，感谢他们的奉献。

I would like to pay tribute to my most respectable teacher.

我要向我最尊敬的老师致敬。

Let's take a moment to pay tribute to an outstanding person who has inspired us all.

让我们花一点时间向那些激励我们的优秀人物致敬。
As a way of showing our appreciation, we pay tribute to an outstanding person who has dedicated their life to helping others.

为了表示我们的感谢，我们向那些奉献一生帮助他人的优秀人物致敬。

On this special day, l want to pay tribute to my parents and thank them for their upbringing.

在这个特殊的日子里，我想向我的父母致敬，感谢他们的养育之恩。

We will pay tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for our country.

我们将向那些为国家牺牲生命的英雄们致敬。

Pay tribute to all care about and support China's modernization drive foreign friends and people around the world!

向一切关心和支持中国现代化建设的外国朋友和世界各国人民致敬！

3.向……朝贡，向……敬献（礼物、钱财等）

Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.

许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

来源：翅膀英语一点号