| 词汇 | laurel |
| 释义 | laurel noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈlɒr.əl/ us /ˈlɔːr.əl/ laurelnoun[C or U] (TREE)a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that has shiny leaves and small, black fruit月桂树 DEA/L. CRETTI/Contributor/De Agostini/GettyImages Types of evergreen & coniferous tree araucaria arborvitae arbutus areca Atlantic white cedar eastern hemlock Eastern white pine eucalyptus ficus fir monkey puzzle mountain laurel Norfolk Island pine Norway spruce oleander sequoia silver fir Sitka spruce strawberry tree subalpine fir laurelnoun[C or U] (PRAISE)laurels[ plural ]formal praise for a person because of something they have done, usually in sport, the arts, or politics: （尤指在体育、艺术或政治方面获得的）桂冠，荣誉，赞誉 The actors are very good, but when all is considered the laurels must surely go to the director of the play.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。 laurel | American Dictionarylaurel noun[ C/U ] us/ˈlɔr·əl, ˈlɑr-/ a small evergreen tree that has shiny, dark green leaves and black berries (= small round fruit) Examples of laurellaurel 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 See all examples of laurel 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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