1 a prize, etc that sb gets for doing sth well 奖;奖赏;奖品:
This year the awards for best actor and actress went to two Americans.今年的最佳男演员和最佳女演员奖项由两位美国人获得。
2 an amount of money given to sb as the result of a court decision 据法庭裁定而支付的一笔钱;裁定额:
She received an award of £5000 for damages.她获判给损害赔偿金5000英镑。
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/əˈwɔ:d ||; əˈwɔrd/verb
[T] award sth (to sb) to give sth to sb as a prize, payment, etc 奖励;给予;判给(赔偿):
She was awarded first prize in the gymnastics competition.她在体操比赛中得到第一名。The court awarded £10000 each to the workers injured in the accident.法院裁定在意外事故中受伤的工人每人可获赔偿10000英镑。
award1/əˋwɔrd; əˈwɔːd/n [C]1 a prize that someone gets for something that they have achieved 奖﹔奖品﹔奖金: +for She won an award for her book. 她的书得了奖。2 an amount of money that is given to someone because of a judge's decision〔法庭的〕裁定额: +for an award for unfair dismissal 因遭遇无理解雇而得到的赔偿金
award2v [T] to officially give someone a prize or money 授予〔奖品或奖金〕﹐奖励: award sth to sb A prize will be awarded to the winner. 获胜者将得到一份奖品。award sb sth The judge awarded me first prize. 评判员给了我一等奖。see box at见 GIVE1 方框
awardawardawardsawardedawarding1nouna prize or money that you give to somebody who has done something very well: She won the award for best actress.awardawardawardsawardedawarding2verb (awards, awarding, awarded)to officially give a prize to somebody: He was awarded first prize in the writing competition.