laurel是什么意思？

laurel

英[ˈlɒrəl] 美[ˈlɔrəl]

• n. （表示荣誉的）桂冠，光荣，[体]〈美〉（比赛的）胜利，[植]月桂树，月桂树叶；

复数：laurels;

例句

• The symbols of Apollo were the wolf, swan, raven, stag, dolphin, laurel, and lyre. 阿波罗的象征物是狼 、 天鹅 、 渡鸦 、 雄鹿 、 海豚 、 桂冠和竖琴.
• The dried aromatic leaf of the laurel or bay ( Laurus nobilis ) used as a seasoning in cooking. 月桂树 ( 月桂月桂属 ) 的干香叶,在烹调中用作调味品.
• Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street. 斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。
• He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath. 他身穿罗马人的褶叠短裙,头戴桂冠.
• the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy 劳莱和哈代这对喜剧搭档
• Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree. 达夫尼被阿波罗穷追不舍,最后被变成一棵桂树.
• ...Laurel and Hardy's inspired bursts of slapstick. 劳蕾尔和哈迪带来了滑稽喜剧的繁荣。
• Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia. 其巨大的立柱为月桂和木兰花所环绕。
• Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street... 斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。

词组

• 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

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  月桂（树）
  A laurel or a laurel tree is a small evergreen tree with shiny leaves. The leaves are sometimes used to make decorations such as wreaths.
• PHRASE
  不思进取；故步自封
  If someone is resting on their laurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.
  例句
  The committee's chairman accused NASA of resting on its laurels after making it to the moon... 委员会主席指责美国国家航空航天局成功登月之后便志得意满，不思进取。 The government can't rest on its laurels and must press ahead with major policy changes. 政府不能故步自封，必须继续大刀阔斧地推行政策改革。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  月桂树
  The path was lined with laurels. 小路两旁都种有月桂树。
  (表示荣誉的)桂冠, 殊荣
  He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath. 他身穿罗马人的褶叠短裙, 头戴桂冠。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family