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	可数名词]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. 
- 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。 
- 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。 
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1985... - 他于1985年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖。 
- 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	形容词]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. 
- ...a prize bull. - 获奖的公牛 
- ...prize blooms. - 有望获奖的花 
3
[N-COUNT	可数名词]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. 
4
[VERB	动词]重视;珍惜 Something that 
is prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality. 
  [be V-ed]
  [V-ed]
  [usu passive]
- 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。 
- 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	动词]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. 
  [V n with adj]
  [V n with adv]
  [V n out of/from n]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
- He tried to prize the dog's mouth open... - 他试图把这条狗的嘴掰开。 
- 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。 
- 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	动词]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. 
  [V n out of n]
  [Also V n with out]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry