prize

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

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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1985...
      他于1985年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖。
   4. 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 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.
   1. ...a prize bull.
      获奖的公牛
   2. ...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.
   1. 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。
4. VERB 重视；珍惜
   Something that is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
   1. 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。
   2. 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.
   1. He tried to prize the dog's mouth open...
      他试图把这条狗的嘴掰开。
   2. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials...
      我把其中一个刻度盘的金属边撬开了。
   3. He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.
      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.
   1. 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。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry

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。