The spelling prise is also used in British English for meanings 5 and 6. 在英国英语中，义项5和6亦可拼作prise。
1.奖品；奖赏；奖金
Aprize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work.
prize的意思
e.g. You must claim yourprize by telephoning our claims line...
您必须通过拨打我们的领奖电话来领取奖品。
e.g. He won firstprize at the Leeds Piano Competition...
他在利兹国际钢琴比赛中荣获一等奖。
2.可以获奖的；获奖的
You useprize to describe things that are of such good quality that they win prizes or deserve to win prizes.
prize什么意思
e.g. ...aprize bull.
获奖的公牛
e.g. ...prize blooms.
有望获奖的花
3.非常珍贵的人（或物）；十分重要的人（或物）
You can refer to someone or something as aprize when people consider them to be of great value or importance.
e.g. With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonialprize.
他没有自己的地产，不是结婚的上佳人选。
4.重视；珍惜
Something thatis prized is wanted and admired because it is considered to be very valuable or very good quality.
e.g. Military figures, made out of lead are prized by collectors...
收藏家们对铅铸的军人塑像视若珍宝。
e.g. One of the gallery's most prized possessions is the portrait of Ginevra de'Benci.
这个美术馆最珍贵的藏品之一是达芬奇的《女子肖像》。
5.撬；撬动；撬开；掰开
If youprize something open orprize it away from a surface, you force it to open or force it to come away from the surface.
e.g. He tried toprize the dog's mouth open...
他试图把这条狗的嘴掰开。
e.g. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials...
我把其中一个刻度盘的金属边撬开了。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry
6.竭力打探（消息等）；说服…透露（消息）
If youprize something such as informationout of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to.
e.g. Alison and I had toprize conversation out of him.
我和艾莉森只得从他口中撬出谈话内容。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pry
