consolation prize

美 [ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz]英 [ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz]
  • n.安慰奖;鼓励奖

复数: consolation prizes

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noun

安慰奖;鼓励奖
a small prize given to sb who has not won a competition

consolation prize

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 鼓励奖;安慰奖
    A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 给人安慰的事物
    A consolation prize is something that is arranged for or is given to a person to make them feel happier when they have failed to achieve something better.

    Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.

    大家认为对她的任命只不过是落选之后的安慰罢了。

  1. Still , the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot , and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York City .

    不过,田径教练还是给了我一个大学运动员成员的位置,而且我确实觉得亚特兰大市区的校园是继纽约市之后的一个像样的安慰奖。

  2. Even a consolation prize isn 't bad .

    中个安慰奖也不坏。

  3. Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election .

    大家认为对她的任命只不过是落选之后的安慰罢了。

  4. That 's no consolation prize ; that 's true victory .

    那不是一个安慰奖:那是真正的胜利。

  5. Maybe she figured out I was always gonna treat her like the consolation prize .

    也许他想到我总是把她视为安慰奖的吧。

  6. Step 6 Ask for a consolation prize

    6.要求安慰奖

  7. 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。

  8. I can 't help feeling like it 's some sort of consolation prize for not letting me in his life .

    我总觉得这像是某种补偿,意在奖励我没有介入他的生活。

  9. But my daughter is no consolation prize .

    但是我女儿不是送给懦夫的安慰奖。

  10. But parents should not offer a quick consolation prize or say ," It doesn 't matter " because it does .

    但家长不应很快给予精神鼓励,或说“不要紧”,因为这确实很要紧。

  11. Most Russians grumble about their lives , but see " international prestige " as a consolation prize .

    大多数俄罗斯人对自己的生活牢骚满腹,但却视“国际威望”为安慰品。

  12. Yes , though I felt failed and foolish starting over at 48 , my credentials were a consolation prize .

    没错,我知道在48岁时想东山再起是迫不得已且愚不可及,但我的学历却给了我信心。

  13. The watershed bill is a consolation prize for them losing their jobs . That 's not an unfair assessment .

    流域法案是对他们失去工作的补偿

  14. And you 're the consolation prize ?

    那么说你就是安慰奖?

  15. I thought that after coming second in so many of his subjects , Charlie ought to have been given a consolation prize at least .

    我认为查理的成绩在这么多课程中均名列第二,他至少应该得到一个安慰奖。

  16. American officials are trying to find a consolation prize for Bulgaria , the runner-up , which says it would like a base too .

    作为“亚军”和“后来者”的保加利亚,也想讨个军事基地,美国只好尽量给它颁个“安慰奖”了。

  17. This is the consolation prize .

    法国美眉这是安慰奖。

  18. Before I left the contest , I gave Linda my Star Trek cardboard cutout as a consolation prize .

    在我离开竞赛现场之前,我把我的《星际迷航》纸板的边角料作为安慰奖送给了琳达。

  19. The American League Wild Card berth was a consolation prize , but it is much better than the alternative , which is watching the postseason from a great distance , on television .

    美联外卡只能算是安慰奖,但这个选择比在电视机前面观赏季后赛更好。

  20. Will Eon of Germany now focus on organic growth , as it has indicated , after being forced to accept a consolation prize of assets in Spain , Italy and France when it failed to win Endesa ?

    在收购Endesa失败、被迫接受西班牙、意大利和法国的资产作为安慰奖之后,德国的Eon表示将把注意力集中于有机增长,但真会这样吗?