单词 | prize |
释义 | prize 1. n. & v. --n   1. something that can be won in a competition or lottery etc.   2. a reward given as a symbol of victory or superiority.   3. something striven for or worth striving for (missed all the great prizes of life).   4. (attrib.) a to which a prize is awarded (a prize bull; a prize poem). b supremely excellent or outstanding of its kind. --vtr. value highly (a much prized possession). Phrases and idioms prize-giving an award of prizes, esp. formally at a school etc. prize-money money offered as a prize. prize-ring   1. an enclosed area (now usu. a square) for prizefighting.   2. the practice of prizefighting. Etymology: (n.) ME, var. of PRICE: (v.) ME f. OF pris- stem of preisier PRAISE 2. n. & v. --n   1. a ship or property captured in naval warfare.   2. a find or windfall. --vtr. make a prize of. Phrases and idioms prize-court a department of an admiralty court concerned with prizes. Etymology: ME f. OF prise taking, booty, fem. past part. of prendre f. L prehendere prehens- seize: later identified with PRIZE(1) 3. var. of PRISE. |
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