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consolation prize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌconsoˈlation prize noun [countable]  DGa prize that is given to someone who has not won a competition 鼓励奖,安慰奖 Ten runners-up received a T-shirt as a consolation prize. 十名未拿到冠军的优胜者每人得到一件 T 恤衫作为安慰奖。
Examples from the Corpus
consolation prizeA merger with Rediffusion for the weekday contract was a consolation prize for them both.Hendry, who compiled a clearance of 123 in the tenth frame, collected the consolation prize of £14,000.The consolation prize for picking four of six numbers in Lotto also is predetermined.
ˌconsoˈlation prize nounChineseSyllable
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consolation prize
ˌconsoˈlation prize noun [countable]
a prize that is given to someone who has not won a competition:
    Ten runners-up received a T-shirt as a consolation prize.


consolation prizeBrE /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃn praɪz/ 🔊 nouna small prize given to sb who has not won a competition 安慰奖;鼓励奖