1. 商谈;商议;交换意见
    When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer .

confer

    e.g. He conferred with Hill and the others in his office...
           他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
    e.g. His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
           诊治他的几位医生在电话里讨论了一番，一致认为他必须离开家人一段时间。

2. 授予，赋予(权力、荣誉等)
    To confer something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them.

confer什么意思

    e.g. The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states...
           宪法还赋予巴西的25个成员州很大的权力。
    e.g. An honorary doctorate of law was conferred on him by Newcastle University in 1976...
           1976年，纽卡斯尔大学授予他荣誉法学博士学位。