prize, medal

• einstein won the nobel prize for physics in 1921.
  1921年，愛因斯坦獲得了諾貝爾物理獎。
• she took the first prize for her singing.
  她獲得了唱歌一等獎。

• carl lew is won four gold medals.
  卡爾.劉易斯奪得四塊金牌。
• a medal was given to the brave fighter.
  勛章授給了那位英勇的戰(zhàn)士。

名詞 prize:

1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
   同義詞：award
2. goods or money obtained illegally
   同義詞：loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
3. something given as a token of victory
   同義詞：trophy

動詞 prize:

1. hold dear
   同義詞：value, treasure, appreciate
2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
   同義詞：pry, prise, lever, jimmy
3. regard highly; think much of
   同義詞：respect, esteem, value, prise

形容詞 prize:

1. of superior grade
   同義詞：choice, prime, quality, select

1. The portrait of her mother was her most prized possession.
   她母親的這張肖像是她最珍愛的物品。
2. She always makes a mess of things; she's a prize idiot.
   她總是把事情弄糟; 她是個(gè)不折不扣的大笨蛋。
3. The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession.
   這個(gè)男孩子把自行車看作是他最寶貴的財(cái)產(chǎn)。
4. First prize in the raffle is a holiday for two in Paris.
   抽獎銷售的頭獎是兩個(gè)人到巴黎度假旅游。

prize

n.（名詞）
Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.See Synonyms at bonus
獎賞，獎品：如在競爭或在比賽中給予的或力求獲得的作為對勝利或優(yōu)勝的嘉獎的東西參見 bonus
Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.
珍品：值得努力爭取的東西；令人羨慕的擁有
adj.（形容詞）
Offered or given as a prize:
作為獎品提供或給予的：
例句：
a prize cup.
獎杯

Given a prize, or likely to win a prize:
獲獎的或有望獲獎的：
例句：
a prize cow.
有望得獎的母牛

Worthy of a prize; first-class:
理應(yīng)得獎的；第一流的：
例句：
our prize azaleas.
我們一流的杜鵑花

v.tr.（及物動詞）
prized,priz.ing,priz.es
To value highly; esteem or treasure.See Synonyms at appreciate
重視；尊重或珍視參見 appreciate
To estimate the worth of; evaluate.
估價(jià)…；評價(jià)

來源：
Alteration of Middle English pris [value, price, reward] * see price
中古英語 pris的變化 [價(jià)值，價(jià)格，報(bào)酬] *參見 price

prize
prize 2

n.（名詞）
Nautical Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.
【航?！?/i> 捕獲品，戰(zhàn)利品：有時(shí)以武力取得的或作為戰(zhàn)利品而取得的東西，尤指戰(zhàn)時(shí)在海上被捕獲的敵船及其貨物
The act of seizing; capture.
捕獲：捕獲的行為；俘虜

來源：
Alteration of Middle English prise
中古英語 prise的變化
from Old French [from feminine past participle of] prendre
源自 古法語 [] 源自prendre的陰性過去分詞
from Latin prehendere, prendere [to seize] * see ghend-
源自 拉丁語 prehendere, prendere [捕獲] *參見 ghend-

prize
prize 3也作 prise

v.tr.（及物動詞）
prized 也作 prised priz.ing pris.ing priz.es pris.es
To move or force with or as if with a lever; pry.
撬，撬開：用或似用杠桿使移動或撬起；撬
n.（名詞）
Leverage.
杠桿作用
Chiefly Southern U.S. Something used as a lever or for prying.
【多用于美國南部】 杠桿，撬棒：用作杠桿或用于撬起某物的東西

來源：
From Middle English prise [instrument for prying]
源自 中古英語 prise [用于撬某物的工具]
probably from prise [the taking of something] * see prize 2
可能源自 prise [獲取某物] *參見 prize2