laurel

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n. 月桂树, 荣誉 vt. 使戴桂冠, 授予荣誉

发音

UK /ˈlɒɹ.əl/
UK /ˈlɔːɹ.əl/
US /ˈlɔɹ.əl/

词形变化

laurels 复数 laurels laureled laureling laurelled laurelling laurels 三单 laureling 现在分词 laurelling 现在分词 laureled 过去式 laureled 过去分词 laurelled 过去式 laurelled 过去分词

别名

lorell lorrell

教材释义与例句

名词

桂冠,殊荣;月桂树

动词

授予荣誉,使戴桂冠

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

    月桂

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A crown of laurel.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Honor, distinction, fame.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    to win laurels

    to crown with laurels

  4. 4.

    Any plant of the family Lauraceae.

    可数 不可数 生物 植物学
  5. 5.

    Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.

    可数 不可数 生物 植物学
  6. 6.

    An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.

    可数 历史 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To enwreathe.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To award top honours to.

    非正式 及物

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词源

Inherited from Middle English laurer, laurel, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Doublet of loureiro.

来源:wiktionary