prize
n
1 award given to the winner of a competition, race, etc (给予获胜者的)奖, 奖励, 奖赏, 奖品, 奖金
She won first prize in the 100 metres race. 她在百米赛跑中获头奖.
Her book gained several literary prizes. 她写的书获得好几种文学奖.
2 thing (that can be) won in a lottery or a gambling game (在抽彩或赌博中所中的)奖, 彩金
He won the 20000 prize on the football pools. 他赢得足球普尔彩金20000英镑.
She had the prize-winning lottery ticket. 她抽到了得奖的彩票.
[attrib 作定语]
prize money 奖金.
3 (fig 比喻) thing of value worth struggling for 值得争取的有价值的事物
The greatest prize of all world peace is now within our grasp. 我们为之奋斗的最可贵的事物--世界和平--已指日可待.
4 (esp formerly) ship or its cargo captured at sea during a war (尤指旧时)战时捕获的敌船或其货物, 海上战利品. prize, adj [attrib 作定语]
(a) winning or likely to win a prize; excellent of its kind (可能)获奖的; 该得奖的; 出类拔萃的: prize cattle 优选的牛
a prize exhibit in the flower show 在花展中获奖的展品.
(b) (infml ironic 口, 反语) outstandingly bad; complete 糟透了的; 十足的
a prize ass, fool, idiot, etc 不折不扣的笨蛋、 傻瓜、 白痴等. prize, v [Tn]
value (sth) highly 对(某事物)高度重视; 珍视(某事物)
The portrait of her mother was her most prized possession. 她母亲的这张肖像是她最珍爱的物品.
I prize my independence too much to go and work for them. 我决不愿意丧失自己的独立性去为他们效劳. prize (esp US) = prise.
spreadvt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n. 范围;连续的一段时间;
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj. 张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;