Word · Frequency #20011
mascot
吉祥物
a person or animal adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
- 1.
Something thought to bring good luck.
被认为能带来好运的东西。
- 2.
a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
被团队或其他群体采用作为象征的人物或动物
- 3.
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
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。
- 4.
A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
受组织雇佣穿着吉祥物服装扮演吉祥物的人。
- 5.
A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
一种人格类型,特点是依靠幽默和积极态度来回避冲突并试图化解潜在的暴力局面。
被认为能带来好运的东西。；被团队或其他群体采用作为象征的人物或动物；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。；受组织雇佣穿着吉祥物服装扮演吉祥物的人。；一种人格类型,特点是依靠幽默和积极态度来回避冲突并试图化解潜在的暴力局面。
In use
The school chose a lion as its mascot for the sports day.
Our team's mascot waved to the fans before the game started.
Many companies create a cute mascot to make their brand more friendly.
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。
a mascot for [group/event]
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 (a/the) mascot
serve as 表示充当、担任某个角色。
Connections
Collocations
- team mascot
- 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。
- school mascot
- 学校吉祥物
- Our school mascot is an eagle.我们学校的吉祥物是一只鹰。
- official mascot
- 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。
- mascot costume
- 吉祥物服装
- She was sweating inside the mascot costume.她穿着吉祥物服装，汗流浃背。
- serve as a mascot
- 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。
- adopt a mascot
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.