confer

1. V-RECIP When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. 商議

He conferred with Hill and the others in his office. 他和希爾以及他辦公室裡的其他人進(jìn)行了商議。

2. V-T To confer something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them. 授予[正式]

The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states. 憲法還授予巴西25個(gè)成員州極大的權(quán)力。