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词汇 consolation-prize
释义 consolation prize
noun[ C ]
uk /kɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən ˌpraɪz/ us /kɑːn.səˈleɪ.ʃən ˌpraɪz/
a small prize given to someone who has taken part in a competition, but who has not won安慰奖,鼓励奖
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Prizes, rewards and medals
(the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowidiom
Academy Award
award
bemedalled
blue ribbon
booby prize
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colour
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gong
grab bag
Grammy
hand something out
honourable mention
prize
Pulitzer Prize
Purple Heart
rainbow
reward
stake

consolation prize | American Dictionary


consolation prize
noun[ C ]
us/ˌkɑn·sə'leɪ·ʃən ˌprɑɪz/
a small prize given to someone who has taken part in a competition but has not won

Examples of consolation prize


consolation prize
Knighthood should not be regarded as a consolationprize for those who do not really come up to it.
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Otherwise, fixed consolation prizes are won if at least the "first two" or "last two" digits match.
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Each draw had a first prize of $100,000, and consolation prizes were drawn to as low as $5.
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Apart from the top prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year.
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I naturally would not suggest that you were only worth a consolationprize.
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Or is it that they have been introduced as a kind of consolationprize for having raised the prices of the five existing types?
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Was it a political consolationprize or was there a specific and understood motive?
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He will rapidly have to demonstrate that his appointment is not just a political consolationprize.
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It does not seem to me to amount to more than a kind of consolationprize which one might get if it is agreed to.
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My consolationprize is to respond to the debate.
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No consolationprize exists for those who have lost—only the long wait for the next round of bidding.
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It is but a crumb from the table, a little consolationprize.
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In fact, they were generally given a seat as a consolationprize.
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The wooden spoon—the consolationprize of £10—is a substantial bonus to people who have bought tickets.
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A pilot project that may be started up is the paltry consolationprize.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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