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。
*award²
/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。