The award was made as the ban is under pressure.
翻译：颁发奖项的同时禁令面临着压力.
这里的award表示颁发的动作，还是指奖项？但make词典里没颁发这个意思，怎么解释？
make an award 是个短语，要当作整体来理解，其意为“授奖”“颁奖”。网友的句子是该短语的被动语态形式。又如：
The award was made for his work in cancer research. 授予该奖是为表彰他在癌症研究中所作出的贡献。
