柯林斯英汉双解大词典
consolation prize
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N-COUNT A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition. 鼓励奖
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N-COUNT A consolation prize is something that is arranged for or is given to a person to make them feel happier when they have failed to achieve something better. 安慰奖
例：Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.
她的任命被认为是对她落选的安慰。
双语例句权威例句
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Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.
她的任命被认为是对她落选的安慰。
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Still, the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot, and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York City.
尽管如此，田径教练还是给了我一个实地考察的机会。事实上，与纽约市相比，我发现亚特兰大市区的校园还不错。
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As a consolation prize he became the chairman of Gazprom, the company he had created.
作为一个安慰，他成为了他创办的俄罗斯天然气工业公司董事长。
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