prize

n.奖赏；战利品；值得努力争取的东西

vt.珍视，珍惜；估价

adj.获奖的，有望获奖的；理应获奖的

noun

1. 奖；奖赏；奖励；奖品；奖金
   an award that is given to a person who wins a competition, race, etc. or who does very good work
   1. She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
      她获颁诺贝尔和平奖。
   2. He won first prize in the woodwind section.
      他获得木管乐器组一等奖。
   3. 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。
   4. I won £500 in prize money .
      我获得了500英镑的奖金。
   5. Win a car in our grand prize draw !
      抽中我们大奖的，得一辆汽车！
2. 难能可贵的事物；难以争取的重要事物
   something very important or valuable that is difficult to achieve or obtain
   1. World peace is the greatest prize of all.
      世界和平是最可贵的珍宝。

adj.

1. 好得足以得奖的；应获奖的
   good enough to win a prize in a competition
   1. prize cattle
      能获奖的牛
2. 优秀的；典范性的；出类拔萃的
   being a very good example of its kind
   1. a prize student
      模范学生
   2. He's a prize specimen of the human race!
      他是人中楷模！
   3. She's a prize idiot (= very silly) .
      她是十足的蠢猪。

verb

1. 珍视；高度重视
   to value sth highly
2. 珍视；高度重视
   to value sth highly

名词复数形式:prizes 过去分词:prized 过去式:prized 第三人称单数:prizes 现在分词:prizing

prize 奖品，奖赏prize 撬开

来自古法语pris,价格，价值，奖品，词源同price,praise.来自古法语prise,抓住，来自（缩写自）拉丁语prehendere,抓住，词源同apprise,comprehend. 引申词义撬开，强力扒开。

1. The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences
   诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。
2. An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
   一个匿名捐助者施以援手提供了奖金。
3. That year I won first prize in the spelling bee
   那年，我在单词拼写比赛中得了第一名。
4. I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.
   我当然不会嫉妒他得了诺贝尔奖。
5. He was awarded a prize for his contribution to world peace.
   他由于为世界和平做出贡献而获奖。
6. Two American surgeons were last week honoured with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology
   两位美国外科医生上周获得了诺贝尔医学和生理学奖。
7. My mother bought lots of tickets and lived in hope of winning the prize.
   我母亲买了很多彩票，一心希望能中大奖。
8. I am not surprised that the Booker Prize jury included it on their shortlist.
   我毫不惊讶布克奖评委会将其列在入选名单中。
9. This book prize is the biggest of its kind in the world
   这一图书奖项是世界上同类奖项中分量最重的。
10. One of our number has made a very interesting design of flooring, which has won a prize.
    我们中的一名成员设计出了非常有趣的地板图案，还获了奖。
11. You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line
    您必须通过拨打我们的领奖电话来领取奖品。
12. He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition
    他在利兹国际钢琴比赛中荣获一等奖。
13. With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
    他没有自己的地产，不是结婚的上佳人选。
14. Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors
    收藏家们对铅铸的军人塑像视若珍宝。
15. One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra de'Benci.
    这个美术馆最珍贵的藏品之一是达芬奇的《女子肖像》。
16. He tried to prize the dog's mouth open
    他试图把这条狗的嘴掰开。
17. Alison and I had to prize conversation out of him.
    我和艾莉森只得从他口中撬出谈话内容。
18. The German set three tournament records and equalled two others en route to grabbing golf's richest prize.
    那个德国人在获得高尔夫球赛最高奖金的同时刷新了3项锦标赛纪录，平了其他两项纪录。
19. Two Americans will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine
    两名美国人将共同摘得今年的诺贝尔医学奖。
20. An Olympic gold medal is the most sought-after prize in world sport.
    在世界体坛上，一枚奥运会金牌是最令人向往的奖项。
21. 'Poison' took first prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival
    《毒药》在1991年的圣丹斯电影节上获得一等奖。
22. At the age of 18, she won first prize in a talent contest.
    18岁那年，她在一次大奖赛中获得一等奖。
23. The delighted pensioner walked off with a £ 2,000 prize.
    那个退休老人轻松赢得了2,000英镑的奖金，高兴得不得了。
24. I am not the only person that has won the prize.
    获奖的不单是我一个人。
25. He got the first prize.
    他中了头奖。
26. The first prize was awarded to the youngest competitor.
    一等奖授给了最年轻的比赛者。
27. He won a prize for good behaviour at school.
    他因在校的表现好而获奖。