Consolation prize

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n. 安慰奖或精神奖

📖 牛津释义

consolation prize prize given to sb who has just missed winning or has come last 安慰奖(授予未能获胜或名列末位者以资鼓励的奖赏) (fig 比喻) She missed out on the top job, but as a consolation prize was made deputy chairman. 她失去了就任最高职位的机会, 但还算是中了安慰奖, 她被任命为副董事长.

🧩 词语组成解析

consolation [[ˌkɔnsə'leiʃən]]
n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物\\n[法] 安慰, 慰问
prize [praɪz]
n. 奖赏;战利品;值得努力争取的东西; vt. 珍视,珍惜;估价; adj. 获奖的,有望获奖的;理应获奖的;
prehend, pris 抓住,夺取,获得#词根助记:战利品要靠自己抓取

🗣️ 情景例句

If it sounds like an interesting place to visit, that's because it is.
如果它听起来像是个有趣的地方,那是因为它的确是这样。
Will you go shopping with me?
你跟我去买东西吗?
and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet,
因为卫生部门的大多数医生都超负荷工作,所以没有多少时间提出一些既费时而又不受人欢迎的忠告,如注意饮食、
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