award² n [C] 1 a prize that someone gets for something that they have achieved 奖; 奖品; 奖金: Susan Sarandon won the 'Best Actress' award. 苏珊·萨兰顿赢得了“最佳女演员”奖。 2 an amount of money that is given to someone because of a judge's decision 〔法庭的〕裁定额: Hemmings received an award of $300,000 in compensation. 黑明斯收到了 30 万元的赔偿金。