2019-05-14 prize

[definition]

[vt] to consider something to be very important and special.

“prize”作为名词是“奖品”“奖赏”，其实它也常作为动词使用，表示“珍惜”“青睐”。

= value, appreciate, hold dear

[sentence]

1,  I know that you prize our friendship.

2. It seems that people prize attitude over expertise.

prize A over B 也是个常见表达，表示“更重视 A，而不是 B”。

3. We should prize content over the means to read it.  

4. Overseas returnees are no longer highly prized by employers.

[practice]

许多中国家长非常重视奥数比赛。

The International Mathematical Olympiad is highly prized by many Chinese parents.

The International Mathematical Olympiad, a competition for high school students, is much prized by many Chinese parents.