第1个回答 2013-12-21
这两个词都可以用作名词和动词，作名词时，意义相近，但不是同义词。
作名词时，award的意思是“奖品”、“奖金”，其义与prize近似，两者都指因为作出杰出成就而受奖。例：
The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award．
He won the second award of $ 2，000．
而reward作名词时，其意为“赏金”、“酬金”或一些非金钱的报酬。例：
We will offer a reward of ten thousand dollars for information about the case．
如果有人提供有关案件的情报，我们愿意出一万元赏金。
We don't expect substantial rewards．我们并不期望得到优厚的报酬。
用作动词时，award的意思是“授与”、“颁发”、“判给”；reward则表示“报答”、“酬谢”之意。例：
He was awarded the first prize for Outstanding Industrial Design．他获杰出工业设计一等奖。
We judge awarded him twenty thousand dollars as damages．法官判给他二万元作为赔偿费。
You should reward them according to their deserts．你应该对他们论功行赏。
reward也可以用于比喻意。例：
第2个回答 2013-11-16
prize1
名词 n. [C]
1. 奖赏;奖品;奖金His poem won the first prize in the contest.
他的诗作在比赛中获得第一名。
2. (值得)竞争的目标,极有价值的东西
To some men wealth is the greatest prize in life.
对一些人来说,财富是人生最有价值的东西。
形容词 a.
1. 得奖的;作为奖品的
I will use the prize money to help pay for my education.
我要用这笔奖金支付部分学费。
2. 【口】完全的,第一流的
She always does something silly; she's a prize fool.
她老是做蠢事,真是天下第一号大傻瓜。
及物动词 vt.
1. 重视,珍视
He prized my friendship above everything else.
他把我的友谊看得比其他什么更宝贵。
2. 估价,评价
prize2
名词 n. [C]
1. (战时在海上)捕获的船只(或货物);俘获品,战利品
The fox raided the henhouse and ran off with its prize.
狐狸袭击鸡舍,接着带着俘获物逃走了。
2. 意外的收获;横财
及物动词 vt.
1. 捕获
prize3
及物动词 vt.
1. 撬[O]
He prized the box open with an iron bar.
他用一根铁棒把那箱子撬开。
We prized the cap off the bottle.
我们撬开瓶盖。 award：及物动词 vt.
1. 授予,给予[(+to)][O1]
Phil was awarded the top prize.
菲尔获得头奖。
2. 判给[(+to)][O1]
The judge awarded him $1000 as damages.
法官判给他损害赔偿金一千元。
名词 n. [C]
1. 奖,奖品;奖状
The novel earned him a literary award.
这部长篇小说为他赢得文学奖。
2. 奖学金
3. 判决;裁定;裁定额