Word · Frequency #2125
prizes
珍视；珍爱；高度重视
prizes is the third person singular of prize.
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
- 1.
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
视为极有价值；珍视
- 2.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
用杠杆撬动；撬开
撬开；撬动；撬起；视为极有价值；珍视；用杠杆撬动；撬开；珍视；估价
In use
She prizes her antique books more than anything else.
The community prized the old library as a treasure.
He has always prized the advice of his mentor.
prize sth
She prizes her collection of stamps.
她珍视自己的邮票收藏。
prize sth for sth
The museum prizes the painting for its historical value.
博物馆因其历史价值而珍视这幅画。
be prized as sth
This book is prized as a classic of children's literature.
这本书被珍视为儿童文学经典。
Connections
Collocations
- prize something highly
- 极其珍视某物
- She prizes her independence highly and rarely asks for help.她极其珍视自己的独立，很少向人求助。
- be prized for something
- 因某特质而备受珍视
- The town is prized for its quiet streets and old houses.这座小镇因其安静的街道和老房子而备受珍视。
- prize open
- 用杠杆撬开
- She prized the lid open with a screwdriver.她用螺丝刀把盖子撬开了。
- prized possession
- 珍爱之物；最宝贵的财产
- Her most prized possession is a silver necklace from her grandmother.她最珍爱的物品是祖母送给她的银项链。
Idioms & figurative uses
- prize open
- 撬开；费力打开（也可用于比喻）The firefighters prized open the damaged door to reach the trapped survivors.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
prize 作动词：把奖品当宝贝→珍视；它也有“撬开”义，与 pry 同义，用杠杆撬开。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing or descriptions of highly valued things、British English: physically forcing something open or off prize 作动词有两种常见用法：表示“珍视、重视”时多用于正式或书面语境，如 a prized possession；表示“用杠杆撬开”时主要是英式英语，语气较中性，美式英语更常说 pry 或 prise。实际使用时需根据语境选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 prize /praɪz/ 押韵，都以 /aɪz/ 音结尾。其中 size 与 prize 一样拼作 -ize；wise、rise、eyes、lies、guys 则拼写不同但读音相同。注意 price /praɪs/ 和 pry /praɪ/ 拼写相近，但分别以 /s/ 和 /aɪ/ 结尾，读音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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