| 释义 |
prize¹ /praɪz/ n. | a. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 奖赏；奖金；奖品
win (或 carry off, gain) a prize 获奖
hand out (或 award, give) the prizes 发奖
collect a prize 领奖
(the) first prize 头等奖
a prize for good conduct 品德优良奖
Bill brought two things home from his Asian journey: greater understanding, and malaria — one the prize, the other the price. 比尔的亚洲之行带回两样东西：理解和疟疾——一是奖赏，一是代价。
2. 赠品，彩头
3. (值得)追求的东西；令人羡慕的东西；珍品
He missed all the great prizes of life. 他错过了人生所有的赏心乐事。
This puppy is the prize of the litter. 这只小狗是这一窝中特别逗人喜爱的一只。
They described Jane as a prize of a wife. 他们把简描写为一位理想的妻子。
4. 〈古〉比赛
5. 〈古〉有利条件；特权
II a.
1. 作为奖品的
a prize cup (medal) 奖杯(章)
2. 获奖的；为得奖而参加的
a prize student 获奖学生
a prize poem (drawing) (为)得奖(而参赛)的诗(画)
3. 〈常谑〉该得奖的；第一流的，了不起的
a prize cow 一头第一流的母牛
That hen has produced a prize egg, bigger than any I've ever seen. 那母鸡下了一个了不得的蛋，比我看到过的都大。
a prize fool 天字第一号大傻瓜
III vt.
1. 重视，珍视
We prize liberty more than life. 我们把自由看得比生命更宝贵。
The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession. 那男孩的自行车是他最珍爱的家当。
2. 估价，评价
[变体 < ME pris; 见PRICE] phr. play one's prize 谋私利 run prizes (为得奖而)参加比赛 (there are) no prizes for guessing 明摆的，显而易见的 |