laurel

['lɔ:əl]

n.月桂树, 荣誉
v.戴桂冠,授予荣誉

例句与用法:

He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.

他得摆好戴著月桂花冠的姿势。

Laurel was a perfect girl in every way.

从各方面讲,罗拉都是一个完美的女孩。

Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.

戴桂冠的戴以月桂冠或饰以月挂作为荣誉标志的

Our team won the regional laurels.

我们的球队赢得了地区冠军。

All other laurels wither before hers.

所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。

词形变化:

动词过去式: laureled/laurelled | 动词过去分词: laureled/laurelled | 动词现在分词: laureling/laurelling | 动词第三人称单数: laurels/laurels |

详细释义:

n.

1. 【植】月桂树[C]

2. 月桂枝叶[P]

3. 桂冠, 殊荣[P]

All other laurels are overshadowed by hers.

所有的荣誉与她所获得的相比都黯然失色。

4. 胜利; 冠军[P][G]

He reaped the laurels in the finals.

他在决赛中荣膺冠军。

vt.

给……戴桂冠; 授……以荣誉


短语词组:

rest on one's laurels

1. 满足于已有的成就

They rested on their laurels after their victory.

他们获胜后就满足于现状了。