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单词 laurel
释义
laurel
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈlɒr.əl/us
/ˈlɔːr.əl/

laurelnoun[C or U](TREE)

asmallevergreentree(= one that neverlosesitsleaves)that hasshinyleavesandsmall,blackfruit
月桂树
picture of laurel
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of evergreen & coniferous tree
  • Australian pine
  • bristlecone pine
  • cabbage palm
  • carob
  • Christmas tree
  • fir
  • gum tree
  • hemlock
  • holly
  • ironbark
  • Joshua tree
  • Norfolk Island pine
  • oleander
  • pandan
  • pitch pine
  • ponderosa pine
  • redwood
  • spruce
  • white pine
  • yew
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laurelnoun[C or U](PRAISE)

laurels[plural]formal
praisefor apersonbecause of something they have done, usually insport, thearts, orpolitics:
（尤指在体育、艺术或政治方面获得的）桂冠，荣誉，赞誉
Theactorsare very good, but when all isconsideredthe laurels mustsurelygo to thedirectorof theplay.演员的表演很出色，但如果综合考虑，这份荣誉应该授予该剧的导演。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • adulation
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • eulogistic
  • eulogize
  • eulogy
  • exalt
  • extol
  • honour
  • panegyric
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrist
  • patsomeoneon the backidiom
  • plaudit
  • praise
  • rave
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(Definition oflaurelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

laurel| American Dictionary

laurel
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈlɔr·əl,ˈlɑr-/
asmallevergreentreethat hasshiny,darkgreenleavesandblackberries(=smallroundfruit)
(Definition oflaurelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflaurel

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The praise was well-deserved, but this was no time to be resting on laurels.
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Having got this far they can rest on their laurels for as long as they wish.
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Furthermore, it does not allow the debate on race and race relations to rest on its laurels.
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However, the community is not resting on its laurels but is attempting to increase their autonomy.
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On entering the estate, the impression is of an appropriate location for an environmentally sensitive company - azaleas and laurels; peace and tranquillity.
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In reality, firms that enjoy high temporary profits do not rest on their laurels.
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Entwine the conquering laurels on your brow.
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Balloonists could not simply rest on their laurels; instead, the sale of launches required, in the years that followed, more effort and justification on their part.
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Although formally he releases his daughter to the bridegroom, covertly he invites her to return to him and to the imprisonment of thelaureltree.
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The moment of heroic affirmation, thelaurel-wreathed victory he had long anticipated, soon turns to profound disappointment.
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However, as for the other candidate member states, it is too early for them to rest on their laurels.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Despite this clearly positive assessment, we cannot rest on our laurels.
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Indeed, foreigners sometimes bade fair to replace posterity as the ultimate tribunal of merit, for they had the advantage of awarding their laurels on this side of the grave.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, we should not rest on our laurels.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Many of us feel that we need to look to our laurels with so much talent around and displayed in those speeches.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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