award

Compared meaning: something given for achievement or winning (noun).

比较义项：奖品（名词）。

• award 本词

  Award refers to formal recognition given by judges or an organization for merit or achievement, often at a ceremony, and typically pairs with verbs like 'present' or 'receive' rather than 'win'.

  award（奖）指由评委或机构为表彰功绩或成就而正式授予的荣誉，常见于颁奖典礼场合，通常与“颁发”“获得”等动词搭配，而不常与“赢得”搭配。

  The actress was presented with an award for her outstanding performance.

  这位女演员因表演出色而被授予了一个奖项。

• prize

  Prize refers to money, a trophy, or goods won by beating others in a contest, competition, or lottery, and is the natural object of the verb 'win'.

  prize（奖品）指通过在比赛、竞赛或抽奖中击败对手而赢得的金钱、奖杯或实物，通常作动词“赢得”的宾语。

  She bought a raffle ticket and won a valuable prize.

  她买了一张抽奖券，赢得了一份贵重的奖品。

Award and prize both mean something given for doing well. Award is more formal: recognition for merit, often given at a ceremony rather than won. Prize is money, a trophy, or goods won in a contest or lottery. Verb uses are not compared here.

award 和 prize 在“奖品”这一意义上词义相近，学习者容易混淆，但语气和使用场合略有不同：award 更正式，强调因成就或表现优异而被正式授予的荣誉；prize 更强调在比赛、竞赛或抽奖中取胜所赢得的实物或金钱奖励。此外，award 还可作动词表示“颁发”，prize 也可作动词表示“珍视”，这里均不涉及。

Compared meaning: to formally give or approve something (verb).

比较义项：正式地同意给予或颁发某物（动词）。

• grant

  Used when someone has asked for something and it is agreed to; commonly collocates with permission, wishes, requests, or funding — no sense of competition or merit judgment.

  用于某人提出请求后对方表示同意；常与“许可”“愿望”“请求”或“资助”等词搭配；不含竞争或评优的意味。

  The bank granted him a loan after reviewing his application.

  银行审核他的申请后，批准了这笔贷款。

• award 本词

  Used when something is given as formal recognition of merit or achievement, often after a competition, contest, or judgment; the recipient need not have asked for it.

  用于因表彰功绩或成就而正式颁发某物，常见于比赛、竞赛或评审之后；获得者不必事先提出请求。

  She was awarded a scholarship for her outstanding grades.

  她因成绩优异而获得了一笔奖学金。

Grant and award both mean to give something formally. Grant means agreeing to a request, like permission or funding, with no competition. Award means giving something as recognition of merit, often after a contest. Nouns grant and award are not compared here.

grant和award在“正式给予某物”这一意义上相近，但grant强调应他人请求而同意给予（如许可、贷款、资助），award强调因功绩、成就或比赛结果而正式颁发（如奖项、奖学金），获得者不必事先提出请求。这里不比较grant作名词表示“拨款”、award作名词表示“奖项”的用法。