Word
laurels
荣誉，胜利，名声
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
常指因成就而获得的赞誉或奖励
- 1.
Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.
荣誉；源自古希腊以月桂树枝为胜利者加冕的习俗。
荣誉，光荣；荣誉；源自古希腊以月桂树枝为胜利者加冕的习俗。；荣誉；胜利；名声
In use
After winning the championship, the team rested on their laurels instead of training for the next season.
The young scientist earned her laurels through years of dedicated research.
He was not content to rest on his laurels and continued to seek new challenges.
rest on one's laurels
习语，指满足于已有成就，不再努力。
He decided to rest on his laurels rather than seek new challenges.
他决定安于现状，不再寻求新的挑战。
win laurels
The team won laurels for their innovative project.
该团队因其创新项目赢得了荣誉。
look to one's laurels
表示警惕竞争，以免失去优势。
With new competitors emerging, the company must look to its laurels.
随着新竞争对手的出现，公司必须小心保持自己的领先地位。
Common mistakes
After winning the championship, he accepted a laurel.After winning the championship, he accepted laurels.
laurels 作为复数名词表示‘荣誉’，单数 laurel 指月桂树或花环，不用于抽象荣誉义。
He decided to rest on laurels.He decided to rest on his laurels.
固定短语 rest on one's laurels 中必须使用物主代词，缺少 one's 会导致语法错误。
Connections
Confusing words
- honors
- 荣誉 · ‘Laurels’ 通常指因成就而获得的荣誉，而 ‘honors’ 可以是更广泛的荣誉或奖励。
Word family
- laurel
- 荣誉，胜利，名声 · n
- laureate
- 桂冠诗人 · n
- laurel wreath
- 桂冠 · n
- laurelled
- 获得荣誉的 · adj
- laurel-crowned
- 戴桂冠的 · adj
Learner notes
Grammar Note
usually plural
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.