laurel
laurel — noun
1. honour and recognition given to someone as a reward for their achievements or co
honour and recognition given to someone as a reward for their achievements or contributions, especially in competitive fields such as sports, the arts, or public life
The young pianist won musical laurels at several international competitions before she turned eighteen.
collocation: win laurels
After leading the team to three championships, the coach finally received the laurels he deserved.
passive: receive laurels
Instead of resting on his laurels, Arjun began a project to help young people learn to write computer programs.
Folake earned her laurels as a journalist by reporting honestly from dangerous conflict zones.
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form 'laurels' in this sense. The singular 'laurel' for praise is rare and mostly found in fixed phrases such as 'poet laureate' or 'Nobel laureate'.
常見錯誤
2. a type of evergreen shrub or small tree with smooth, shiny dark green leaves tha
a type of evergreen shrub or small tree with smooth, shiny dark green leaves that stay on the branches all year and small black berry-like fruits
The gardener planted a laurel hedge along the edge for complete privacy all year.
collocation: laurel hedge / row of laurel
Dario picked a few laurel leaves from the tree and dropped them into the soup.
laurel leaves used in cooking
Laurel bushes lined the cottage path, staying glossy green even through January snow.
Beatrix wove dried laurel branches and red berries into a garland that hung across the entrance for the holiday party.
用法筆記
Often confused with 'bay laurel' — the leaves of true laurel (Laurus nobilis) are the same bay leaves used in cooking. The term 'laurel' is also used in the common names of many unrelated shrubs and trees, such as 'cherry laurel' and 'spotted laurel'.
常見錯誤
laurel — verb
1. to honour someone with a laurel wreath placed on their head, or to formally reco
to honour someone with a laurel wreath placed on their head, or to formally recognize a person's achievement in an official ceremony
The ancient Greek poet was laurelled with a wreath of bay leaves after winning the competition.
passive: be laurelled with + noun
At the ceremony, the emperor laurelled the general for his bravery during the long war.
historical context: laurel + object
The university senate voted to laurel the retiring professor with a medal of distinguished service at the commencement ceremony.
The king laurelled the poet before thousands, naming him poet laureate of the kingdom.
文法句型
laurel + object
be laurelled with + noun
用法筆記
Very rare in modern English outside historical descriptions and the frozen form 'laureate' (as in 'Nobel laureate' or 'poet laureate'). The verb is sometimes spelled 'laurel' in American English and 'laurelled/laurelling' in British English.