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- any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves, in particular月桂属植物, 月桂; 桂樱; 山月桂, 尤指：
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- short for CHERRY LAUREL.CHERRY LAUREL的简称。
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- historical the bay tree〈史〉月桂。见
BAY2 .
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- an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries月桂。
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- Family Lauraceae: many genera and species.樟科：多属, 多种。
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- （一般作laurels）the foliage of the bay tree woven into a wreath or crown and worn on the head as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in classical times桂冠。
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- figurative honour〈喻〉荣誉：
she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel.
她因这部极具洞悉力的处女作小说无愧地赢得了荣誉。
(laurelled, laurelling; <美> laureled, laureling) with obj.
- adorn with or as if with a laurel（如同）用桂冠装饰：
they banish our anger forever when they laurel the graves of our dead.
当他们用桂冠装饰我们死者的坟墓时, 就永远消除了我们的愤怒。
短语
look to one's laurels
- be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival小心翼翼地保持自己优于对手的地位。
rest on one's laurels
- be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort满足于既得荣誉, 固步自封。
词源
Middle English lorer， from Old French lorier, from Provençal laurier, from earlier laur, from Latin laurus.