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单词 prise
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prise


prise

P0554925 (prīz)v. & n. Variant of prize3.

prise

(praɪz) or

prize

vb (tr) 1. to force open by levering2. to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to prise the news out of him. n (Tools) rare or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed US and Canadian equivalent: pry [C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize1]

prize1

(praɪz)

n. 1. a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. 2. something won in a lottery or the like. 3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. 4. something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime. 5. the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea. 6. Archaic. a contest or match. adj. 7. having won a prize: a prize play. 8. worthy of a prize. 9. given or awarded as a prize. [1250–1300; in part continuing Middle English prise something captured, a seizing < Middle French < Latin pre(hē)nsa, n. use of feminine past participle of pre(he)ndere to take]

prize2

(praɪz)

v.t. prized, priz•ing. 1. to value or esteem highly. 2. to estimate the worth or value of. [1325–75; Middle English prisen < Middle French prisier, variant of preisier to praise] syn: See appreciate.

prize3

or prise

(praɪz)

v. prized, priz•ing,
n. v.t. 1. pry 2. n. 2. leverage. 3. lever (def. 1). [1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre(hē)nsa. See prize1]

prise


Past participle: prised
Gerund: prising
Imperativepriseprise
PresentI priseyou prisehe/she/it priseswe priseyou prisethey prise
PreteriteI prisedyou prisedhe/she/it prisedwe prisedyou prisedthey prised
Present ContinuousI am prisingyou are prisinghe/she/it is prisingwe are prisingyou are prisingthey are prising
Present PerfectI have prisedyou have prisedhe/she/it has prisedwe have prisedyou have prisedthey have prised
Past ContinuousI was prisingyou were prisinghe/she/it was prisingwe were prisingyou were prisingthey were prising
Past PerfectI had prisedyou had prisedhe/she/it had prisedwe had prisedyou had prisedthey had prised
FutureI will priseyou will prisehe/she/it will prisewe will priseyou will prisethey will prise
Future PerfectI will have prisedyou will have prisedhe/she/it will have prisedwe will have prisedyou will have prisedthey will have prised
Future ContinuousI will be prisingyou will be prisinghe/she/it will be prisingwe will be prisingyou will be prisingthey will be prising
Present Perfect ContinuousI have been prisingyou have been prisinghe/she/it has been prisingwe have been prisingyou have been prisingthey have been prising
Future Perfect ContinuousI will have been prisingyou will have been prisinghe/she/it will have been prisingwe will have been prisingyou will have been prisingthey will have been prising
Past Perfect ContinuousI had been prisingyou had been prisinghe/she/it had been prisingwe had been prisingyou had been prisingthey had been prising
ConditionalI would priseyou would prisehe/she/it would prisewe would priseyou would prisethey would prise
Past ConditionalI would have prisedyou would have prisedhe/she/it would have prisedwe would have prisedyou would have prisedthey would have prised
Thesaurus
Verb1.prise - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"jimmy, lever, pry, prizeopen, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"2.prise - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"prywring from, extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner3.prise - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"esteem, respect, value, prizeconsider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"think the world of - esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser"reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"admire, look up to - feel admiration for

prise

see prize
Translations

prise

(especially American) prize (praiz) verb to use force to dislodge (something) from its position usually through leverage. He prised open the lid with a knife.

prise


prize out

1. Literally, to extract or remove something from something else with great force, especially with the use of a lever. A noun or pronoun can be used between "prize" and "out." I had to prize out all the rusty nails with the claw end of a hammer before we could begin repairing the damage to the fence. The sheriff prized the gun out of the suspect's hands.2. To obtain or extract something, especially information, from someone with great effort, difficulty, or persistence. A noun or pronoun can be used between "prize" and "out." I had to prize the answer out of her when I asked where she had been. It was only after the judge threatened to charge him with contempt of court that his testimony was prized out of him.See also: out, prize

prize (something) from

1. Literally, to extract or remove something from something else with great force, especially with the use of a lever. I had to prize the rusty nails from the wood with the claw end of a hammer before we could begin repairing the damage to the fence. The sheriff prized the gun from the suspect's hands after wrestling him to the ground.2. To obtain or extract something, especially information, from someone with great effort, difficulty, or persistence. I had to prize the answer from her when I asked where she had been. It was only after the judge threatened to charge him with contempt of court that his testimony was prized from him.See also: prize

prise


prise

, prize Rare or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed
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PRISE


AcronymDefinition
PRISEParental Rights in Special Education
PRISEPrimary Care Sharing the Evidence
PRISEHarvard College Program for Research in Science and Engineering (Harvard University; Cambridge, MA)
PRISEProcess Improvement and Software Engineering
PRISEPage Reader Input System With Editing
PRISEPyrazinamide, Rifampin, Isoniazid, Streptomycin and Ethambutol (antituberculin drugs)

prise


Related to prise: price
  • verb

Synonyms for prise

verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

Synonyms

  • jimmy
  • lever
  • pry
  • prize

Related Words

  • open
  • open up

verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

Synonyms

  • pry

Related Words

  • wring from
  • extort

verb regard highly

Synonyms

  • esteem
  • respect
  • value
  • prize

Related Words

  • consider
  • regard
  • view
  • reckon
  • see
  • think the world of
  • reverence
  • venerate
  • revere
  • fear
  • admire
  • look up to
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