prize

US: /ˈpɹaɪz/

UK: /pɹˈa‍ɪz/



English - Vietnamese dictionary

prize /prize/
  • danh từ
    • giải thưởng, phầm thưởng
      • the International Lenin Peace Prize: giải thưởng quốc tế hoà bình Lê-nin
      • to carry off the prize: giật giải, đoạt giải
    • (nghĩa bóng) điều mong ước, ước vọng
      • the prizes of life: những ước vọng của cuộc đời
    • giải xổ số; số trúng
    • (định ngữ) được giải, chiếm giải
      • prize ox: con bò được giải
    • (định ngữ), (mỉa mai) đại hạng, cực
      • a prize idiot: thằng ngốc đại hạng
  • ngoại động từ
    • đánh giá cao, quý
      • to liberty more than life: quý tự do hơn sinh mệnh
  • danh từ
    • chiến lợi phẩm (tàu bè, tài sản...)
      • to make prize of...: tịch thu (tàu bè, tài sản... ở biển) làm chiến lợi phẩm
      • to become prize: bị bắt, bị tịch thu làm chiến lợi phẩm
    • (nghĩa bóng) của trời ơi, của bắt được
    • ngoại động từ ((cũng) pry)
      • tịch thu (tàu bè, tài sản... ở biển) làm chiến lợi phẩm
      • danh từ ((cũng) prise)
        • sự nạy, sự bẩy (bằng đòn bẩy)
        • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đòn bẩy
        • ngoại động từ ((cũng) prise)
          • nạy, bẩy lên
            • to prize open a box: nạy tung cái hộp ra
            • to prize up the cover: bẩy cái nắp lên


        Advanced English dictionary

        noun, adjective, verb
        + noun
        1 an award that is given to a person who wins a competition, race, etc. or who does very good work: She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. + He won first prize in the woodwind section. + There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with. + I won £400 in prize money. + Win a car in our grand prize draw!
        See also - CONSOLATION PRIZE
        2 something very important or valuable that is difficult to achieve or obtain: World peace is the greatest prize of all.
        + adjective [only before noun]
        1 (especially of an animal, a flower or a vegetable) good enough to win a prize in a competition: prize cattle / blooms
        2 being a very good example of its kind: a prize pupil / student + a prize example + He's a prize specimen of the human race! + (informal) She's a prize idiot (= very silly).
        + verb [VN]
        1 [usually passive] ~ sth (for sth) to value sth highly
        Synonym: TREASURE
        an era when honesty was prized above all other virtues + Oil of cedarwood is highly prized for its use in medicine and perfumery.
        2 (AmE) = PRISE

        Thesaurus dictionary

        n.
        1 reward, award, trophy, premium; honour, accolade, Literary guerdon:
        The first prize was a week's holiday in the Bahamas.
        2 winnings, jackpot, purse, receipts, gain, windfall, stakes, Colloq haul, Chiefly US take:
        He used his prize from winning the lottery to buy a new car.
        3 aim, goal:
        The prize they all strove for was a grant to carry on lexicographic research.
        4 loot, booty, spoil(s), trophy, plunder, pickings:
        The pirates took the galleon as their prize.
        adj.
        5 choice, excellent, (prize)winning, best, champion, outstanding, select, superior, superlative, first-rate:
        This dairy owns a prize herd of Guernseys.
        v.
        value, treasure, esteem, cherish, appreciate, rate highly, hold dear:
        I prize your friendship above all things.


        Collocation

        ADJ.

        big, great, prestigious | special | coveted
        She was the first woman to win this coveted prize.
        | glittering
        He strove for the glittering prizes of politics.
        | first, top | runner-up, second | consolation | booby
        The booby prize was awarded to the worst singer in the competition.
        | cash, money

        VERB + PRIZE

        award (sb), give (sb) | present
        The prize was presented by the mayor.
        | get, receive, take, win | accept

        PRIZE + VERB

        go to sb/sth
        The prize went to the grey long-haired cat.
        | be worth sth
        a prize worth over £3,000

        PRIZE + NOUN

        winner
        (also
        prizewinner
        )
        | money | draw

        PREP.

        ~ for
        He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

        PREP.

        above
        a precious thing to be prized above all else
        | as
        The library is prized as the finest of its kind in England.
        | for
        The berries are prized for their healing properties.

        PHRASES

        highly/much prized
        two fruits that are much prized in Madeira



        Concise dictionary

        prizes|prized|prizingpraɪz
        noun
        +something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
        +goods or money obtained illegally
        +something given as a token of victory
        verb
        +hold dear
        +to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
        +regard highly; think much of
        adj.
        +of superior grade


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