prize
noun
adj
verb
praɪz
noun
1
something
that
is
given
to
someone
who
is
successful
in
a
competition,
race,
game
of
chance
etc
〔给予获胜者的〕奖品，奖赏
In
this
month’s
competition
you
could
win
a
prize
worth
£3000.
在本月的竞赛中您可以赢得价值 3000 英镑的奖品。
The
first
prize
has
gone
to
Dr
John
Gentle.
一等奖归约翰．金特尔博士。
[+
for
]
The
prize
for
best
photography
has
been
won
by
a
young
Dutch
photographer.
最佳摄影奖由一位年轻的荷兰摄影师夺得。
Scientists
from
Oxford
shared
the
Nobel
Prize
for
Medicine
in
1945.
来自牛津大学的科学家们共同获得了 1945 年的诺贝尔医学奖。
The
prizes
are
awarded
(=given)
every
year
to
students
who
have
shown
original
thinking
in
their
work.
这些奖项每年颁发给在学习中表现出创造性思维的学生。
2
something
that
is
very
valuable
to
you
or
that
it
is
very
important
to
have
有价值的事物，宝贵的事物
Fame
was
the
prize.
名声重于一切。
3
no prizes for guessing sth
used
to
say
that
it
is
very
easy
to
guess
something
[口] 某事一猜就知
spoken
No
prizes
for
guessing
what
she
was
wearing.
一猜便知她穿的是什么。
adj
4
good
enough
to
win
a
prize
or
having
won
a
prize
可获奖的，优等的; 已获奖的
He
has
spent
months
cultivating
what
he
hopes
are
prize
flowers.
他花了几个月培育自己希望能够获奖的花卉品种。
5
very
good
or
important
非常好的; 特别重要的
The
Picasso
painting
is
a
prize
exhibit
in
the
museum.
毕加索的画是该博物馆的珍品。
6
prize money
money
that
is
given
to
the
person
who
wins
a
competition,
race
etc
〔比赛的〕奖金
7
a prize idiot/fool
a
complete
idiot,
fool
etc
[非正式] 十足的白痴/傻瓜
informal
verb
8
to
think
that
someone
or
something
is
very
important
or
valuable
珍视，高度重视
He
is
someone
who
prizes
truth
and
decency
above
all
things.
他把诚实和正派看得高于一切。
The
company’s
shoes
are
highly
prized
by
fashion
conscious
youngsters.
该公司的鞋备受时尚年轻人的青睐。
9
the
American
spelling
of
PRISE
prise的美式拼法