| 单词 | spot prize |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspot prize spot prize n. a small prize awarded during the course of a competition or social event, often (esp. in later use) for a frivolous or arbitrary accomplishment. ΚΠ 1916 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 7 May 15/5 Spot prize will be given to best dancer among ladies. 1938 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 22 Jan. 8/4 The spot prize will be given to that person who is standing at a secretly marked spot on the floor when the signal is given to halt the dancers. 1952 Times 27 June 1/3 Spot prizes to-night are KIGU powder compacts: do come along. 2011 J. Knight Royal Wedding for Dummies iii. x. 141 Why not try awarding ‘spot’ prizes—a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates say—for answering a bonus question correctly. < as lemmas |
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