laurel
laurel — 名詞
1. honour and recognition given to someone as a reward for their achievements or co
榮譽；讚譽
因成就而獲得的表揚或肯定
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.
那位年輕的鋼琴家在年滿十八歲之前，已在多項國際比賽中贏得音樂界的讚譽。
collocation: win laurels
After leading the team to three championships, the coach finally received the laurels he deserved.
帶領球隊奪得三次冠軍後，教練終於得到了他應得的榮譽。
passive: receive laurels
Instead of resting on his laurels, Arjun began a project to help young people learn to write computer programs.
Arjun 沒有滿足於現狀，而是發起了一個計劃，幫助年輕人學習寫程式。
Folake earned her laurels as a journalist by reporting honestly from dangerous conflict zones.
Folake 憑著在危險戰區如實報導，為自己贏得了記者的榮譽。
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
月桂樹
常綠灌木或小喬木，葉片光滑有光澤
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.
園丁沿著花園邊緣種了一道月桂樹籬，以確保全年隱私。
collocation: laurel hedge / row of laurel
Dario picked a few laurel leaves from the tree and dropped them into the soup.
Dario 從樹上摘了幾片月桂葉，放進湯裡。
laurel leaves used in cooking
Laurel bushes lined the cottage path, staying glossy green even through January snow.
通往小屋的小徑兩旁種滿了月桂樹叢，即使在一月的雪中依然保持油亮翠綠。
Beatrix wove dried laurel branches and red berries into a garland that hung across the entrance for the holiday party.
Beatrix 將乾燥的月桂樹枝和紅色漿果編成花環，掛在入口處迎接假日晚會。
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 — 動詞
1. to honour someone with a laurel wreath placed on their head, or to formally reco
授以桂冠
用桂冠或儀式表彰其成就
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.
那位古希臘詩人在贏得比賽後，獲贈一頂月桂葉花環作為榮耀。
passive: be laurelled with + noun
At the ceremony, the emperor laurelled the general for his bravery during the long war.
在典禮上，皇帝為將軍戴上桂冠，表彰他在長期戰爭中的英勇表現。
historical context: laurel + object
The university senate voted to laurel the retiring professor with a medal of distinguished service at the commencement ceremony.
大學評議會投票決定在畢業典禮上為即將退休的教授授予傑出服務獎章，如同為其戴上桂冠。
The king laurelled the poet before thousands, naming him poet laureate of the kingdom.
國王在數千人面前為詩人戴上桂冠，冊封其為王國桂冠詩人。
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.