功劳的英文：
contribution
meritorious
credit

参考例句：

Desert and reward seldom keep company.
功劳与奖赏很少结伴而行。

ennoble a prime minister for distinguished service.
因其杰出的功劳授予总理爵位

In borrowed plumes
穿着借来的衣服,以借来的东西;把他人的功劳说成自己功劳地

He assisted also at the birth of Minerva
密涅瓦的出世也有他的一分功劳。

(usually followed by `to') given credit for.
（通常接‘to’）把功劳归于……的。

distinguished services
特殊的功劳[贡献]

He made no small contribution.
他的功劳很大。

He was raised to the peerage in recognition of his service
他被升为贵族以酬报他的功劳。

A modest man will never boast of his merits.
谦虚的人决不夸自己的功劳。

They credited him with the discovery
他们认为这一发现是他的功劳。

contribution是什么意思：
n. 贡献；捐款；定期交款；稿件；分担

Will you give us some contribution?
你能给我们投稿吗？

Scientific diet is contributive to health.
科学的饮食有益健康。

Other issues contribute to this mismatch.
其他问题也影响这种不匹配。

meritorious是什么意思：
a. 有功绩的,有价值的,可称赞的

The sentence shall be reduced if any of the following meritorious services are performed
有下列重大立功表现之一的，应当减刑

Their heroic names and meritorious deeds will be eulogized through the ages and go down in history!
他们的英名和功业将千秋颂扬,永垂史册!

He wrote a meritorious theme about his visit to the cotton mill.
他写了一篇关于参观棉纺织厂的有价值的论文。

credit是什么意思：
n. 贷款；信用，信誉；荣誉；学分
v. 相信；记入贷方 ；把...归于，归功于；赞颂

The account is in credit.
这个帐户有存款。

Give credit where credit is due
归功于有功者;要有雅量承认他人的优点

Give credit where credit is due.
有功则赏