prize
prize1
noun
(there are) no prizes for guessing
prize2
verb
noun
- a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or race or in recognition of another outstanding achievement
奖品；奖
Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art.
英国对当代艺术的最高奖励。
■a thing,especially an amount of money or a valuable object,that can be won in a lottery or other game of chance
奖；奖金；珍品；彩
the star prize in the charity raffle.
慈善奖券的特等奖。
[as modifier]prize money.
奖金。
■something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve
值得争取的具有极高价值的奖励
the prize will be victory in the general election.
对所作努力的奖励将是大选胜利。
Old French
■(chiefly historical)an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare
(主史)（海战中）缴获的敌船
- [attrib.](especially of something entered in a competition) having been or likely to be awarded a prize
（尤指参加竞赛之物）获奖的； 能得奖的
prize onions.
获奖的洋葱。
a prize bull.
获奖的公牛。
■denoting something for which a prize is awarded
有奖的
a prize crossword.
一个有奖的纵横字谜。
■excellent of its kind; outstanding
第一流的，杰出的
a prize example of how well organic farming can function.
有关有机农业可发挥多大良好作用的极好例子。
■complete; utter
完全的；彻底的
you must think I'm a prize idiot.
你一定以为我是个大傻瓜。
- [with obj.](常作 be prized)value extremely highly
重视；珍视
the berries were prized for their healing properties.
这些浆果因其疗效备受珍视。
[as adj. prized]the bicycle was her most prized possession.
那辆自行车是她最珍爱的家当。
(there are) no prizes for guessing
- used to convey that something is obvious
显然的
there's no prizes for guessing what you two have been up to!.
你们俩在干什么一猜就中。
- Middle English: the noun, a variant of price; the verb (originally in the sense 'estimate the value of') from Old French pris-, stem of preisier 'to praise, appraise' (see praise)
prize2
verb
- US spelling of prise
(美)。 同 prise
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