The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6. 在英国英语中,义项5和6亦可拼作prise。
1 N-COUNT 奖品;奖赏;奖金 A
prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
奖品;奖赏;奖金 -
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。
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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。
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He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1985.
他于1985年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖。
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They were going all out for the prize-money, £6,500 for the winning team.
他们正全力争取队伍获胜,以赢得6,500英镑的奖金。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 可以获奖的;获奖的 You use
prize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes.
可以获奖的;获奖的 -
...a prize bull.
获奖的公牛
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...prize blooms.
有望获奖的花
3 N-COUNT 非常珍贵的人(或物);十分重要的人(或物) You can refer to someone or something as a
prize when people consider them to be of great value or importance.
非常珍贵的人(或物);十分重要的人(或物) 4 VERB [usually passive] 重视;珍惜 Something that
is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
重视;珍惜 -
Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors. [be VERB-ed]
收藏家们对铅铸的军人塑像视若珍宝。
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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》。
5 VERB 撬;撬动;撬开;掰开 If you
prize something open or
prize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface.
撬;撬动;撬开;掰开 [mainly British] -
He tried to prize the dog's mouth open. [VERB noun with adj.ive]
他试图把这条狗的嘴掰开。
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I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials. [VERB noun with adv.]
我把其中一个刻度盘的金属边撬开了。
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He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers. [V n + out of/from]
他抓得很紧,但她还是掰开他的手,把它拿走了。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry
6 VERB 竭力打探(消息等);说服…透露(消息) If you
prize something such as information
out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
竭力打探(消息等);说服…透露(消息) [mainly British] [Also V n with out] in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry
Word Partnership | Use prize with: |
VERB. | award a prize, claim a prize, receive a prize, share a prize, win a prize 1 |
ADJ. | grand prize, top prize 1 |
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