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