A prize given to a competitor who just fails to win or who has come last.
安慰奖；鼓励奖；精神奖
two hundred runners-up will get a consolation prize
figurative I just turned 40 and received a trip to Aspen as a consolation prize
Example sentencesExamples
A consolation prize of at least $10,000 will be paid if less than eight winners are picked.
If you haven't quite got the grades to take up the university place you thought was yours this autumn, you may find that taking a gap year is an enjoyable consolation prize.
His consolation prize wasn't too bad, the Player of the Year Award.
But an incredible consolation prize is waiting for a team next season.
So, this lovely lady had a beer as a consolation prize!
After all, every child up to 18 months was entitled to a consolation prize.
Think of it as your cosmic consolation prize for a 70 + year human lifespan.
The other close-but-not-quite-there bard will get a consolation prize of dining with me next week.
Besides a consolation prize, the school management also gave certificates to all participants.
The message is clear - you're never going to make him respect you as an equal so you'd better accept the consolation prize of chivalry.
Their cafe latte is as good a consolation prize as you could hope for.
If the Commonwealth Games is a consolation prize after the disappointment of two failed Olympic bids, it is proving a valuable one.
In his case the consolation prize is a life of unimaginable wealth and leisure, with plenty of time and resources to do good works.
A two-week holiday in Cape Town was the consolation prize.
But walking away with hundreds of millions of dollars for a failed vision isn't a shabby consolation prize.
The father has to be satisfied with a mere consolation prize.
Only in Cannes can a best-director scroll seem like a consolation prize.
As a softheaded liberal, I even like the idea that our competitive culture has a built-in consolation prize.
Such points are not merely a consolation prize either.
Over 6,000 in prize money is on offer and all unplaced greyhounds will receive a consolation prize.
Definition of consolation prize in US English:
consolation prize
nounˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən praɪz
A prize given to a competitor who narrowly fails to win or who finishes last.
安慰奖；鼓励奖；精神奖
two hundred runners-up will get a consolation prize
Example sentencesExamples
The other close-but-not-quite-there bard will get a consolation prize of dining with me next week.
The father has to be satisfied with a mere consolation prize.
A consolation prize of at least $10,000 will be paid if less than eight winners are picked.
After all, every child up to 18 months was entitled to a consolation prize.
In his case the consolation prize is a life of unimaginable wealth and leisure, with plenty of time and resources to do good works.
Besides a consolation prize, the school management also gave certificates to all participants.
If you haven't quite got the grades to take up the university place you thought was yours this autumn, you may find that taking a gap year is an enjoyable consolation prize.
His consolation prize wasn't too bad, the Player of the Year Award.
The message is clear - you're never going to make him respect you as an equal so you'd better accept the consolation prize of chivalry.
Over 6,000 in prize money is on offer and all unplaced greyhounds will receive a consolation prize.
As a softheaded liberal, I even like the idea that our competitive culture has a built-in consolation prize.
So, this lovely lady had a beer as a consolation prize!
A two-week holiday in Cape Town was the consolation prize.
But walking away with hundreds of millions of dollars for a failed vision isn't a shabby consolation prize.
Only in Cannes can a best-director scroll seem like a consolation prize.
Their cafe latte is as good a consolation prize as you could hope for.
But an incredible consolation prize is waiting for a team next season.
Think of it as your cosmic consolation prize for a 70 + year human lifespan.
Such points are not merely a consolation prize either.
If the Commonwealth Games is a consolation prize after the disappointment of two failed Olympic bids, it is proving a valuable one.