prize 英 [praɪz]   美 [praɪz]

prize

prize  英 [praɪz] 美 [praɪz]

n. 奖品;奖赏;  vt. 褒奖  adj. 获奖的 

进行时:prizing  过去式:prized  过去分词:prized  第三人称单数:prizes  名词复数:prizes 

She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. 她获颁诺贝尔和平奖。
He won first prize. 他获得一等奖。

  • A prize is the reward or recognition a winner gets. When you win first prize in your state spelling bee, you might get a medal and a trip to the national competition in Washington, DC.
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  • n. 奖品;奖赏;
  • vt. 褒奖
  • adj. 获奖的
  • 1. She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

    她获颁诺贝尔和平奖。

  • 2. He won first prize.

    他获得一等奖。

  • 3. I won £500 in prize money.

    我获得了 500 英镑的奖金。

  • 4. prize cattle

    能获奖的牛

  • 5. a prize student

    一个受褒奖的学生

  • 6. World peace is the greatest prize of all.

    世界和平是最重要的褒奖。

  • 7. Honesty was prized above all other virtues

    诚实为美德之首

  • 8. This oil is highly prized for its use in perfumery.

    此油可用于制香水,因此十分珍贵。

  • prize (n.1) "reward," prise (c. 1300 in this sense), from Old French pris "price, value, worth; reward" (see price (n.)). As an adjective, "worthy of a prize," from 1803. The spelling with -z- is from late 16c. Prize-fighter is from 1703; prize-fight from 1730 (prize-fighter from 1785).
  • prize (n.2) "something taken by force," mid-13c., prise "a taking, holding," from Old French prise "a taking, seizing, holding," noun use of fem. past participle of prendre "to take, seize," from Latin prendere, contraction of prehendere "lay hold of, grasp, seize, catch" (from prae- "before," see pre-, + -hendere, from PIE root *ghend- "to seize, take"). Especially of ships captured at sea (1510s). The spelling with -z- is from late 16c.
  • prize (v.) "to estimate," 1580s, alteration of Middle English prisen "to prize, value" (late 14c.), from stem of Old French preisier "to praise" (see praise (v.)). Related: Prized; prizing.
prize / praɪz ; NAmE praɪz / noun , adjective , verb prize prizes prized prizing noun 1 an award that is given to a person who wins a competition, race, etc. or who does very good work 奖;奖赏;奖励;奖品;奖金 She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. 她获颁诺贝尔和平奖。 He won first prizein the woodwind section. 他获得木管乐器组一等奖。 There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess)who she was with. 一下子就能猜出她和谁在一起了。 I won £500 in prize money. 我获得了 500 英镑的奖金。 Win a car in our grand prize draw! 参加我们的大抽奖,赢取一辆汽车! see also consolation prize 2 something very important or valuable that is difficult to achieve or obtain 难能可贵的事物;难以争取的重要事物 World peace is the greatest prize of all. 世界和平是最可贵的。 adjective [only before noun ] 1 (especially of an animal, a flower or a vegetable 尤指动物、花或蔬菜 ) good enough to win a prize in a competition 好得足以得奖的;应获奖的 prize cattle 能获奖的牛 2 being a very good example of its kind 优秀的;典范性的;出类拔萃的 a prize student 模范学生 He's a prize specimenof the human race! 他是人中楷模! ( informal) She's a prize idiot (= very silly). 她是十足的蠢猪。 verb 1 [usually passive ] to value sth highly 珍视;高度重视 SYN treasure prizesth an era when honesty was prized above all other virtues 尊诚实为美德之首的时代 prizesth for sth Oil of cedarwood is highly prizedfor its use in perfumery. 雪松油可用于制香水,因此十分珍贵。 2 ( NAmE) = prise prize / praɪz ; NAmE praɪz /
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