单词 | laurel |
释义 | laurel n 1 [C] evergreen shrub with smooth glossy leaves 月桂类; 月桂树. 2 (also laurels [pl]) wreath of laurel leaves, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as an emblem of victory or honour 桂冠(月桂树叶编成的花环, 古希腊人与罗马人用作胜利或荣誉的象徵). 3 (idm 习语) gain/win one´s `laurels win fame or honour 赢得荣誉. look to one´s `laurels beware of losing one´s position of superiority 意识到可能丧失优越的或优势的地位 There are so many good new actors around that the older ones will soon have to look to their laurels. 新演员人才辈出, 老演员不久就地位难保了. rest on one´s laurels => rest1. |
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