prize

/praɪz/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

奖；奖品；奖金

释义与例句

n. 奖；奖品；奖金
something valuable or an honour given to someone who wins a competition or achieves something excellent
  1. She won first prize for her photograph of winter birds.
    她拍摄的冬日鸟类照片获得了一等奖。
  2. The prize includes a trophy and a cheque for two thousand pounds.
    这个奖项包括一座奖杯和一张两千英镑的支票。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. A panel of scientists will award the prize next month.
    一个科学家评审小组将在下月颁发该奖。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 prize 是可数名词，win a prize 是“获奖”，first prize 是“一等奖”；award 更常强调正式授予，prize 常突出竞赛所得。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • award 奖；奖项；授予
    prize 常指比赛获胜或杰出成就所得到的具体奖品、奖金或荣誉；award 可指正式授予的奖项或荣誉，也可作动词表示授予。某些场合可互换，但并非所有 prize 都体现为奖杯。
    The award recognises outstanding work in public health. 该奖项表彰公共卫生领域的杰出工作。
常见搭配
  • win a prize 获奖
    Our robotics team won a prize at the national competition. 我们的机器人团队在全国比赛中获了奖。
  • first prize 一等奖；头奖
    First prize is a week's holiday in the Lake District. 头奖是在湖区度假一周。
  • Nobel Prize 诺贝尔奖
    The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a poet that year. 那年的诺贝尔文学奖授予了一位诗人。