(1)推薦，建議(act of recommending)[U]：speak in～of a secretary/a plan 口頭推薦一個秘書/計劃;buy sth through (on) sb's/personal～通過(根據(jù))某人/私人推薦買某物;The prize is awarded annually on the～of the staff. 每年根據(jù)全體職員的推薦進行獎勵。a letter of～一封推薦信;〖同〗approval;〖反〗rejection;
(2)推薦(信)(sth that recommends，as a letter or a favourable statement)[C]：give/write sb a (good)～給/為某人寫一封(有利于某人的)推薦信;write a～for sb 為某人寫推薦信;They refuse to accept my～s. 他們拒絕接受我的推薦信。
(3)可取之處，長處(quality or sth that causes sb or sth to seem desirable or attractive)[C]：She has two～s. 她有兩個長處。 Her two great～s are youth and beauty. 她的兩個最大的長處是年輕和美麗。Sincerity is a～in him. 真誠是他的可取之處。Easy of access is a～for the site. 進出方便是這個地方的可取之處。
←?recom′mend v;
【辨異】recommendation與advice、counsel、proposal和suggestion的區(qū)別見ADVICE。