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win a medal
She won a gold medal in the Olympics.
她在奥运会上赢得了一枚金牌。
奖牌；勋章；纪念章
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
奖牌；勋章；纪念章
an award given for winning a championship or commemorating an event
She won a gold medal in the Olympics.
她在奥运会上赢得了一枚金牌。
用作个人装饰品、护身符或宗教物品的冲压金属圆片。
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
用于表彰冠军或纪念其他事件的奖章
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
冲压或铸造的金属物品(通常是圆片),特别是作为奖品或奖励颁发的。
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
She won a gold medal in the swimming competition.
她在游泳比赛中赢得了一枚金牌。
He keeps his medals in a small wooden box.
他把他的奖牌放在一个小木盒里。
Every runner who finishes the race receives a medal.
每位跑完全程的选手都会获得一枚奖牌。
She won a gold medal in the Olympics.
她在奥运会上赢得了一枚金牌。
award 也可用于被动结构：be awarded a medal
The president awarded him a medal for his bravery.
总统授予他一枚奖章以表彰他的勇敢。
He received a medal for his service.
他因服役获得了一枚勋章。
Not this
I won a metal in the competition.
Use this
I won a medal in the competition.
由于 'medal'（奖牌）和 'metal'（金属）发音相似，学习者容易混淆。这里应使用 'medal' 表示获得的奖项。
Not this
She received a golden medal.
Use this
She received a gold medal.
在英语中，表示奖牌材质时用 'gold' 作形容词，而非 'golden'。'gold medal' 是固定搭配，指金牌。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
赢得奖牌
She won a gold medal in the Olympics.
她在奥运会上赢得了一枚金牌。
金牌
He won a gold medal in the 100-meter sprint.
他在100米短跑中赢得了金牌。
银牌
The team received a silver medal for their performance.
该队因表现获得了一枚银牌。
铜牌
She was happy to take home a bronze medal.
她很高兴带回家一枚铜牌。
颁奖仪式
The medal ceremony will take place after the event.
颁奖仪式将在比赛结束后举行。
奖牌获得者
He is a multiple medal winner in international competitions.
他是国际比赛中的多次奖牌获得者。
努力奖（常带讽刺意味）
You tried, but you failed. Here's a medal for effort.
你试了，但失败了。给你个努力奖。
值得奖章；该受褒奖
She deserves a medal for putting up with her noisy neighbors.
她能忍受吵闹的邻居，真该给她颁个奖。
事情的另一面
Before you complain, consider the other side of the medal.
在你抱怨之前，先考虑事情的另一面。
Use medal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘medal’发音像‘美得哦’，奖牌很漂亮，让人惊叹‘美得哦’。
语域：formal 常见场景：体育比赛、颁奖典礼、纪念活动 通常用于正式场合，如体育比赛颁奖或纪念活动。
Only pedal shares the exact same stressed vowel and following sounds (/ˈɛd.əl/) as medal. Metal and petal have the same vowel but a different consonant (/t/ vs /d/), making them near rhymes. Crystal is a lookalike with a different vowel.
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