(1)推荐，建议(act of recommending)[U]：speak in～of a secretary/a plan 口头推荐一个秘书/计划;buy sth through (on) sb's/personal～通过(根据)某人/私人推荐买某物;The prize is awarded annually on the～of the staff. 每年根据全体职员的推荐进行奖励。a letter of～一封推荐信;〖同〗approval;〖反〗rejection;

(2)推荐(信)(sth that recommends，as a letter or a favourable statement)[C]：give/write sb a (good)～给/为某人写一封(有利于某人的)推荐信;write a～for sb 为某人写推荐信;They refuse to accept my～s. 他们拒绝接受我的推荐信。

(3)可取之处，长处(quality or sth that causes sb or sth to seem desirable or attractive)[C]：She has two～s. 她有两个长处。 Her two great～s are youth and beauty. 她的两个最大的长处是年轻和美丽。Sincerity is a～in him. 真诚是他的可取之处。Easy of access is a～for the site. 进出方便是这个地方的可取之处。

←͵recom′mend v;

【辨异】recommendation与advice、counsel、proposal和suggestion的区别见ADVICE。