prize用作动词时意思是“珍视,珍惜”,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

prize above(v.+prep.)
把…看得比…更珍贵 value sb/sth more than sth
▲prize sb/sth above sth
I prize my library above my kingdom.我把我的藏书看得比我的王国还珍贵。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Freedom is prized above riches.自由比财富更珍贵。
A good woman is prized above jewels.女人好,赛珠宝。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
We prize liberty more than life.我们把自由看得比生命更重要。
I prize my independence too much to go and work for them.我绝不愿意丧失自己的独立性去为他们效劳。
I do want you to know how much I prize all the talks we had together.我的确希望你知道我是多么珍视我们在一起时所进行的那些谈话。
She prized him for his good sense and understanding.她因为他很有判断力和理解力而重视他。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
This is a kind of glass which is now very rare and much prized.这是一种现在已罕见的、备受人们珍爱的玻璃。
其他
▲v-ed as Attrib.
The portrait of her mother was her most prized possession.她母亲的这张肖像是她最珍爱的物品。
The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession.自行车是小男孩最珍贵的财产。

prize, appreciate, cherish, treasure, value
参见appreciate条。

prize还可表示“用工具撬”“掏出,挖出(情报)”。例如:
We prized the top off the box/prized the box open with a lever.我们用杠杆把箱盖撬开。
At last we managed to prize the secret out of him with the offer of a bribe.最后,我们通过贿赂从他那里掏出了这个秘密。

［同义词］ n.  award, bounty, premium, reward v.  appreciate, cherish, esteem, revere, value
［反义词］ v.  despise, undervalue
［词源］  ＜中古英语pris(奖,奖赏,价值)

1.prize的基本意思是指颁予竞赛中优胜者、学校优秀学生等的“奖赏,奖金,奖品”,还可指“值得竞争追求之物”,是可数名词。
2.prize用于比喻可指“横财,意外的收获”,是不可数名词。
3.prize可用于其他名词前作定语,表示“获奖的,该得奖的; 第一流的,了不起的”,在口语中,还可表示“糟透了的,十足的”,用作反语。

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.他被授予诺贝尔文学奖。
She won the first prize in the 100 metres race.她在100米赛跑中获头奖。
He has been awarded the first prize for his roses three years in succession.他种的玫瑰花连续三年获一等奖。
My mother is glad for me to gain the first prize.我获得了第一名,母亲感到很高兴。
Her book gained several literary prizes.她写的书获得好几种文学奖。
The girl was much disappointed at failing to win the prize.那个姑娘很失望未能获得那项奖。
The prizes were distributed among five winners.奖品分发给五位优胜者。
To some men wealth is the greatest prize in life, and to others, fame.对一些人而言,财富是最值得追求的事物,但对另一些人而言则是名誉。
The greatest prize of all—world peace—is now within our grasp.我们为之奋斗的最可贵的事物——世界和平——已指日可待。
See what a prize I have found!看我发了多大的一笔横财!
She always makes a mess of things; she is prize idiot!她总是把事情弄糟,真是个不折不扣的大笨蛋!

prize, award, honour
参见honour条。
prize, reward
参见reward条。

他获得了今年的数学金杯奖。
［误］  He won the Gold Prize of maths this year.
［正］  He won the Gold Prize for maths this year.
［析］  prize常与for连用,表示“获…的奖”,不与of连用。