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the mascot of [team/event]
of 后接吉祥物所属的团队、学校或活动。
The eagle is the mascot of the local football team.
这只鹰是当地足球队的吉祥物。
吉祥物
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吉祥物
a person or animal adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
The eagle is the mascot of the local football team.
这只鹰是当地足球队的吉祥物。
被认为能带来好运的东西。
Something thought to bring good luck.
被团队或其他群体采用作为象征的人物或动物
a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
用来象征运动队、公司、组织或其他团体的东西,尤指人或动物。
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
受组织雇佣穿着吉祥物服装扮演吉祥物的人。
A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
The school chose a lion as its mascot for the sports day.
学校选择狮子作为运动会的吉祥物。
Our team's mascot waved to the fans before the game started.
我们队的吉祥物在比赛开始前向球迷挥手。
Many companies create a cute mascot to make their brand more friendly.
许多公司创造可爱的吉祥物来让品牌更亲切。
of 后接吉祥物所属的团队、学校或活动。
The eagle is the mascot of the local football team.
这只鹰是当地足球队的吉祥物。
for 引出吉祥物所代表的组织或活动。
The lion is a mascot for the school.
这头狮子是学校的吉祥物。
serve as 表示充当、担任某个角色。
The cat served as a mascot for the team.
这只猫担任球队的吉祥物。
Not this
The panda is the pet of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Use this
The panda is the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
pet指供人饲养陪伴的动物，mascot指赛事或组织选定的象征形象；熊猫是这届奥运会的吉祥物，不是宠物，因此要用mascot。
Not this
The dragon is a mascot of Chinese culture.
Use this
The dragon is a symbol of Chinese culture.
mascot指具体团队或活动选出的代表形象，一般不用于文化层面的象征；表达文化象征意义时应用symbol。
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队伍的吉祥物
The team mascot waves to the crowd before every game.
队伍的吉祥物每场比赛前都会向观众挥手。
学校吉祥物
Our school mascot is an eagle.
我们学校的吉祥物是一只鹰。
官方吉祥物
The panda became the official mascot of the games.
这只熊猫成了赛事的官方吉祥物。
吉祥物服装
She was sweating inside the mascot costume.
她穿着吉祥物服装，汗流浃背。
充当吉祥物
The dog served as the informal mascot of the team.
这只狗充当了队伍的非正式吉祥物。
选定吉祥物
The city adopted a robot as its mascot.
这座城市选定了一个机器人为其吉祥物。
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把 mascot 记成 mask + cot 的联想：吉祥物戴面具（mask）坐在小床（cot）上，醒目又亲切。
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育团队、学校活动、企业宣传 mascot 为中性常用词，通常用于体育团队、学校或企业活动的吉祥物，正式和非正式场合均可使用。
None of the listed words rhymes exactly with mascot /ˈmæskət/. Scot /skɒt/ and scout /skaʊt/ share the spelling 'sco' (or 'scot') but not the vowel; mask /mæsk/ and mass /mæs/ share only the initial sound /mæs/ (mask adds /k/); mascara /məˈskærə/ shares the first four letters 'masc' but has different stress; basket /ˈbæskɪt/ ends in /skɪt/, not /skət/.
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