lap of honour
noun[C]
UKuk/ˌlæp əv ˈɒn.ər/us/ˌlæp əv ˈɑː.nɚ/plurallaps of honour(USusuallyvictory lap)arunordrivearound atrackorsportsfieldthat is made by awinnerof araceor ateamthat haswonagame:
Draped in theunionflag, hetookwhat must be theslowestlapofhonourinhistory,constantlystoppingto bephotographedbyfansin thecrowd.
After thefinalwhistlethecaptainledhisplayerson alapofhonour.
anoccasionwhen someone gets orinvitespublicadmirationandpraisefor something they have done:
胜利者绕场If thedealgoes through, he will get hislapofhonouronWallStreet.如果交易成功，他将成为华尔街的翘楚。
Thiselectionis agreatvictoryfor me but I'm not going todoalapofhonourbecause now theworkstarts.这次选举对我来说是一次重大的胜利，但是我不打算进行胜利者绕场因为工作现在就开始了。
- A BritishsupporterthrustaUnionJack into myhandand I set off on mylapofhonour, the first Britishsprintertowinthetitlein fortyyears.
- At theconclusion, theteamtook off on ajoyful, hand-in-handlapofhonouraround theoutfield.
- Assoonas it's over and we have doneourlapofhonourfor thefansI willstartworkingon my Cupfinalteam.
- Tears ofjoystreamingdown hisface, he wasliftedand takenshoulderhigh onlapsofhonouraround thetenniscourt.
- Hisprivatelifetakesup less than 15pagesof thebook; therestis ajournalisticlapofhonour.
Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in handidiom
- added time
- bracket
- cup tie
- elimination
- event
- final
- full time
- half
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- quarter
- shootout
- squeaky-bum time
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory
- victory lap
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