英:['lɒrəlz]
美:['lɒrəlz]
英:['lɒrəlz]
美:['lɒrəlz]
noun
an evergreen shrub or tree (Laurus nobilis of the family Lauraceae, the laurel family) of southern Europe with small yellow flowers, fruits that are ovoid blackish berries, and evergreen foliage once used by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in the Pythian games called alsobay, sweet bay
a tree or shrub that resembles the true laurelespecially: mountain laurel
a crown of laurel awarded as an honor
a recognition of achievement : honor—usually used in plural
biographical name
Stan 1890–1965 born Arthur Stanley Jefferson British comic actor in U.S.
verb
transitive verb
to deck or crown with laurel
laurel wreath桂冠
Noun Middle English lorel, in part from Medieval Latin laureola spurge laurel (from Latin, laurel sprig), in part modification of Anglo-French lorer, from Old French lor laurel, from Latin laurus
The first known use of laurel was in the 14th century
layoff1 of 2noun
the act of laying off an employee or a work force
a period during which there is no activity
lay off2 of 2verb
to mark or measure off
to stop employing (a person) often temporarily
lay off workers
to stop doing or taking something
lay off of that stuff
lawmakernoun
legislator
laurelnoun
an evergreen shrub or tree of southern Europe related to the sassafras and cinnamon with shiny pointed leaves used by the ancient Greeks to crown victors in various contests
a tree or shrub (as a mountain laurel) that resembles the true laurel
a crown of laurel
honor entry 1 sense 1, fame—usually used in plural
1 He reaped the laurels in the finals.
他在决赛中荣膺冠军.
2 Let it never be said that General Mills is resting on its laurels.
3 The player earned his laurels from years of hard work.
4 The older members of the team will have to look to their laurels when young people join.
年轻人参加进来之后老队员就得小心翼翼的保持已得的荣誉。
5 He is a very hard-working person who has never, ever rested on his laurels.
6 All together it shows that Skaggs, at age 58, continues to create powerful music that doesn't rest on laurels or reputation.
7 Also, there was no sense of them thinking, 'we've got it right' and then sitting back on their laurels – they change things all the time, they take risks and are very playful.
8 You can’t really rest on your laurels and your last collection.
9 Nobody is interviewing architects on any red carpets, but the laurels pile up.
10 The elderly had bowed their heads in quiet respect; children had come bearing wreaths of laurels and flowers to lay at his feet.
11 It helps people in his line of work to hold a base-line dogmatic assumption about culture, and his is that jazz culture has no laurels to rest on.
12 Aren’t you ever tempted to hang up the dancing shoes and rest on your laurels?
13 The perfect buyer will be someone like Ripken, who is never completely content, never flashy, never willing to rest on their laurels or their millions.
14 By anointing Martin as curator, the Hammer joins a number of museums that have bestowed curatorial laurels on pop-culture celebrities and reaped the attendant publicity.
15 “Veep” could certainly rest on its laurels and multitude of Emmys, rehashing old insults and revisiting Selina in her unhinged campaigning mode.
16 But that doesn't mean the Stuttgart, Germany-based manufacturer is resting on its laurels.
17 This probably comes down to your personality type, but don’t rest on your laurels.
18 Hitting a startling, prolific high point nearly 30 years into their career, Cowboy Junkies are doing anything but resting on their laurels.
19 "We don't want to be accused of getting soft or resting on our laurels," he said.
20 Such laurels, while welcome, have also focused Lin's attention on an uncomfortable reality as he approaches his eighth decade.
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