laurel

/'lɒ:rәl/ uk　 词频 #13523

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laurel 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 月桂树, 荣誉

vt. 使戴桂冠, 授予荣誉

英文释义

n. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

n. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

n. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

laurel 的真实例句

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Brand is right, too, that maintainers haven’t gotten the laurels they deserve.

—— The case for fixing everything

Traces of red paint were found on the front of the altar, and the two sides feature carved laurel wreaths.

—— Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual

This was no time for old laurels, no time for catering to proven populisms — this was the time for creation.

—— Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: The Remarkable Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”

The mountain air grows thinner and sweeter as you rise, carrying the smoked scent of burning laurel leaves and the earthy perfume of wild thyme that grows between the cracks of the ancient stones.

—— The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

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