1. C 奖赏，奖金，奖品　 reward given to the winner of a competition, race, etc.
2. C 值得竞争的东西　 sth of value that is gained after a struggle; a precious possession

　award ～　授奖
　carry off ～　获奖
　compete for ～　争夺奖品
　draw ～　抽奖，中彩
　forfeit ～　没收奖品
　found ～　设立奖项
　gain ～　得奖
　get ～　得到奖赏
　give ～　授奖
　give away ～　颁发奖品
　hand out ～ (to)　授奖
　obtain ～　得奖
　offer ～ for　为…发奖
　offer ～ to　给…发奖
　present ～　发奖
　receive ～　得奖
　take ～　获奖
　win ～　获奖
　all ～s　所有的奖品
　big ～　大奖
　famous ～　著名的奖项
　first ～　一等奖
　grand ～　大奖
　hard-earned ～　难得的奖
　large ～　大奖
　magnificent ～　重大的奖赏
　the highest ～　最高奖赏
　best-story ～　最佳小说奖
　cash ～s　现金奖
　consolation ～　（体育比赛的）安慰奖
　door ～　（剧场、舞会等发的）门票对号奖
　the Nobel P-　诺贝尔奖
　～ ass　不折不扣的笨蛋
　～ cattle　优选的牛
　～ day　颁奖日
　～ exhibit　获奖展品
　～ fight　职业拳击
　～ fighter　职业拳手
　～ fool　不折不扣的傻瓜
　～ idiot　不折不扣的白痴
　～ money　奖金
　～ rose　获奖的玫瑰
　～ winner　获奖者
　～ for　因…得奖
　～ for doing good work　工作优异奖
　～ for drawing　绘画奖
　～ in literature　文学奖

　He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.　他被授予诺贝尔文学奖。
　She won the first prize in the 100 metres race.　她在100米赛跑中获头奖。
　He has been awarded the first prize for his roses three years in succession.　他种的玫瑰花连续三年获一等奖。
　My mother is glad for me to gain the first prize.　我获得了第一名，母亲感到很高兴。
　Her book gained several literary prizes.　她写的书获得好几种文学奖。
　The girl was much disappointed at failing to win the prize.　那个姑娘很失望未能获得那项奖。
　The prizes were distributed among five winners.　奖品分发给五位优胜者。
　To some men wealth is the greatest prize in life, and to others, fame.　对一些人而言，财富是最值得追求的事物，但对另一些人而言则是名誉。
　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。
　See what a prize I have found!　看我发了多大的一笔横财！
　She always makes a mess of things; she is prize idiot!　她总是把事情弄糟，真是个不折不扣的大笨蛋！

 ♣ prize, award, honour
　参见honour条。
 ♣ prize, reward
　参见reward条。

　他获得了今年的数学金杯奖。
　［误］ He won the Gold Prize of maths this year.
　［正］ He won the Gold Prize for maths this year.
　［析］ prize常与for连用，表示“获…的奖”，不与of连用。

　vt.　珍视，珍惜 value highly

　prize　用作动词时意思是“珍视，珍惜”，是及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语，可用于被动结构。

　～ liberty　珍视自由
　～ one's independence　珍惜自己的独立性
　～ ardently　热情地珍视
　～ exceptionally　异常珍视

　We prize liberty more than life.　我们把自由看得比生命更重要。
　I prize my independence too much to go and work for them.　我绝不愿意丧失自己的独立性去为他们效劳。
　I do want you to know how much I prize all the talks we had together.　我的确希望你知道我是多么珍视我们在一起时所进行的那些谈话。
　She prized him for his good sense and understanding.　她因为他很有判断力和理解力而重视他。
　This is a kind of glass which is now very rare and much prized.　这是一种现在已罕见的、备受人们珍爱的玻璃。
　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。
　The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession.　自行车是小男孩最珍贵的财产。

 ♣ prize above　(v.+prep.)
　把…看得比…更珍贵　value sb/sth more than sth
　I prize my library above my kingdom.　我把我的藏书看得比我的王国还珍贵。
　Freedom is prized above riches.　自由比财富更珍贵。
　A good woman is prized above jewels.　女人好，赛珠宝。

 ♣ prize, appreciate, cherish, treasure, value
　参见appreciate条。

　prize　还可表示“用工具撬”“掏出，挖出（情报）”。例如：
　We prized the top off the box/prized the box open with a lever.　我们用杠杆把箱盖撬开。
　At last we managed to prize the secret out of him with the offer of a bribe.　最后，我们通过贿赂从他那里掏出了这个秘密。

　［同义词］ n. award, bounty, premium, reward v. appreciate, cherish, esteem, revere, value
　［反义词］ v. despise, undervalue
　［词源］　中古英语pris（奖，奖赏，价值）