諾貝爾獎：prize綜述

He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger.

——Aesop

不肯讓朋友共享果實的人，不要指望朋友與他共患難。

——伊索

一、你知道prize有幾種含義嗎？

adj.

1.作爲獎品的

I will use the prize money to help pay for my education.

我要用這筆獎金支付部分學費。

2.了不起的

He tells me you are his prize patient.

他對我說，你是一個了不起的患者。

n.

1.獎賞，獎金，獎品

All Europe held its breath to see who would win the election.

全歐洲屏息而待，看誰能贏得這場選舉。

2.追求的東西；令人羨慕的東西

The summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.

頂峯，尤其是前人未曾問津過的頂峯，正是他們所追求的目標。

3.戰利品，捕獲（敵船及其貨物）

The three mice had set sail with their prize.

三隻老鼠已帶着戰利品啓航了。

4.意外收穫，橫財

You'll have no conception of the value of your prize until you draw close to it.

在你走近以前，你絕對估量不出這筆橫財的價值的。

v.

1.珍視[T]

I prize my independence too much to go and work for them.

我非常珍視自己的獨立而不願爲他們幹活。

2.捕獲[T]

The ship was prized for violating neutrality.

那艘船因違犯中立而被捕獲。

3.撬起，撬動[T]

He prized the box open with an iron bar.

他用一根鐵棒把那箱子撬開。

二、prize的常見短語，你會用嗎？

booby prize  n.末名獎品(有善意開玩笑的意思)

prize money  n.(舊時出售捕獲船貨物後分給立功官兵的)捕獲賞金

prize ring  n.拳擊場,拳擊練習

prize winner  n.得獎者

nobel prize  n.諾貝爾獎金(1901年開始,每年在諾貝爾逝世日12月10日頒獎)  

三、學會prize的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧

They coped with each other for the         . 

他們爲了獲得獎品而相互競爭。

Well he won the          , but I made him sweat for it. 

對，是他得勝獲了獎，可我讓他爲此費了很大的勁。