rec‧om‧men‧da‧tion S3 W3 / rekəmendeɪʃ ə n / 名词

1 [可数名词] official advice given to someone, especially about what to do :

We will review the case and make a recommendation to the client.

recommendation for

recommendations for school reform

recommendation of

the main recommendations of the report

recommendation that

We are making no recommendation that children should use Standard English.

recommendation to do something

a recommendation to replace the existing system

2 [不可数名词] a suggestion to someone that they should choose a particular thing or person that you think is very good

on sb’s recommendation

Academic staff are appointed on the recommendation of a committee.

3 [可数名词] ( also letter of recommendation ) especially American English a formal letter or statement saying that someone would be a suitable person to do a job, take a course of study etc :

Try to get letters of recommendation from bosses and colleagues.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

make a recommendation The inspectors will make their recommendations to the Environment Secretary.

accept a recommendation The President accepted the report’s recommendations.

approve/adopt a recommendation The council approved the committee’s recommendation.

implement recommendations We will implement the recommendations of the Woolf Report to improve prison conditions.

形容词

the main recommendation One of the main recommendations in the report is more parental involvement in education.

specific/detailed recommendations We made a large number of specific recommendations for improving women’s mental health.

a clear recommendation The report offered no clear recommendations or policy guidelines.