| 词汇 | example_english_laurel |
| 释义 | Examples of laurelThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The praise was well-deserved, but this was no time to be resting on laurels. Having got this far they can rest on their laurels for as long as they wish. Furthermore, it does not allow the debate on race and race relations to rest on its laurels. However, the community is not resting on its laurels but is attempting to increase their autonomy. On entering the estate, the impression is of an appropriate location for an environmentally sensitive company - azaleas and laurels; peace and tranquillity. In reality, firms that enjoy high temporary profits do not rest on their laurels. Entwine the conquering laurels on your brow. 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. Although formally he releases his daughter to the bridegroom, covertly he invites her to return to him and to the imprisonment of the laurel tree. The moment of heroic affirmation, the laurel-wreathed victory he had long anticipated, soon turns to profound disappointment. However, as for the other candidate member states, it is too early for them to rest on their laurels. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Despite this clearly positive assessment, we cannot rest on our laurels. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English 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. However, we should not rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are proud of that achievement, but we are not going to rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must not assume laurels which are not mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is essential that we do not rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there can be no question of miners in the north-east resting on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether he is now satisfied, and whether he now rests upon his laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is harder on our laurels than resting on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from resting our laurels, however, we should be redoubling our efforts to keep the statistics moving in the right direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not rest on our laurels; we should sometimes take such an issue and debate it properly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, not resting on its laurels, the council sends the tenant a form under clause 10(3). From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not forever rest on those rather faded laurels that it has already acquired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We normally do, but this is no moment to sit back on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I trust, though, that there will be no resting on laurels—just think how much more could have been achieved with even more investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not resting on our laurels, but continually searching for ways to make life better for business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Authorities should not rest on their laurels once they have met their targets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I commend the director for not resting on his laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he take that on board and not rest on his laurels in speaking of last year and comparing the figures with 1979? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My message is that we cannot rest on our laurels and assume that people will automatically wish to take their holidays here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They felt that their products could rest on the laurels that had been gained over many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Higher education must look to its laurels—substantial though they are—in both the sciences and the arts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should never feel sure that the press does everything that the public expects and that we can rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Primary care has been an area in which an already successful service has not rested on its laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he continues to act in that way, he had better look to his laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must look to our own party laurels to ensure that it does. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My second point is this: can we rest on our laurels now? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I welcome the improving schools programme, as it is never right to rest on one's laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, you appear to compete for the laurels of economic liberalism. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Successful though all the aspects of that royal visit were, there can be no resting on political, diplomatic, or social laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of these are already established holiday centres, but equally they cannot afford to rest on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He added to his laurels by becoming an expert economist and guiding the destiny of this country in the economic field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that public enterprise must look to its laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will rest on our laurels and account for our stewardship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we had better look to our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not rest on my laurels and neither does the team. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have already won laurels that will never tarnish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also commend it for not resting on its laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even with that level of progress, the service will not rest on its laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To encourage the process, we must look to our laurels to see what we can do to help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have never been content to rest on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Headquarters staff must not rest on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we should now rest upon our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, they think that they can rest on their laurels and on some clever wording. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The victor's laurels do not take long to wither. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has not been content to sit on his laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you have a satisfactory monopolistic scheme going, you can afford to sit back and rest on your laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not, however, rest on our laurels or be content with the successes of the past. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English However, that does not mean we must rest on our laurels. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If some laurels can be reaped along the way, so much the better! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English However, we must not rest on our laurels but ensure that tourism remains dynamic and that this growth does not stagnate. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Welcome as this result is, we cannot, however, rest on our laurels. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We cannot, however, rest on our laurels in dealing with such offences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We suffer as a result of resting on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British firms still seem to be more inclined to rest on their laurels in economic good times and not invest in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, none of this means that we can rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meat, protein and cereal producers will be better off, and egg and milk producers and horticulturists may have to look to their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot rest on our laurels without losing them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to ensure that the national lottery does not have a monopoly and does not rest on its laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The museum is not resting on its laurels and asking for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After these four days of maiden speakers, the rest of us will have to look to our laurels in the months ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that those who strive for that prize are likely to find that its laurels fade quite fast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am anxious that we remain equally far ahead over the years to come and that we do not rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both at home and abroad, much has been achieved, but nobody is resting on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not resting on our laurels and saying that we have now finished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are successful they diminish union authority and the opportunity to earn personal political laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that we cannot stand on our laurels; we must go on and press forward more and more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are very pleased to see him there, and all of us feel the greatest respect for his newly-won laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have rested on our laurels for years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, this is no time for those involved to rest on their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people whom they employ in public relations should look to something in this connection, but certainly not to their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot afford to rest on our laurels in this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he will add to the glitter on his laurels by making this simple, sensible, inexpensive and welcome undertaking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The introduction of the new power shows that we are not resting on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far too many people are resting on their laurels, resting on the advantages which this country has enjoyed for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the polytechnics have earned their laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He would add to the laurels he has already won if he would give us that assurance at this stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our record is by no means bad, but we are not prepared to rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are looking to their laurels and to their receipts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not been resting on our laurels since the consultation exercise; a significant amount of work has been done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we cannot and must not rest on our laurels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether he has the laurels on his blushing brow, or whether the blushing laurels are on his brow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rise in the incidents of certain types of cancer shows us that we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We can sit back on our laurels and wait and see. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I crowned him with laurels tinctured with myrrh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he returned to this country one might have imagined that he would rest on his laurels, with all his great responsibilities and burdens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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