laurel

名词 laurel:

1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
   同义词：Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
3. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
   同义词：laurel wreath, bay wreath

1. He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.
   他得摆好戴著月桂花冠的姿势。
2. Laurel was a perfect girl in every way.
   从各方面讲，罗拉都是一个完美的女孩。
3. Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
   戴桂冠的戴以月桂冠或饰以月挂作为荣誉标志的
4. Our team won the regional laurels.
   我们的球队赢得了地区冠军。
5. All other laurels wither before hers.
   所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。

lau.rel

n.（名词）
A Mediterranean evergreen tree(Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. Also called bay 5bay laurel ,sweet bay
月桂树：一种生长于地中海地区的常绿乔木（月桂 月桂属） ，生有芬芳的单叶，结黑色的小浆果 也作 bay5bay laurel,sweet bay
A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.
月桂属的树木：具有类似芳香和叶子形状的灌木或乔木，如山月桂
Often laurels
常作 laurels
A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests.
桂冠：用月桂编成的花环，古时作为一种荣誉的标志授予诗人、英雄和体育竞赛中的优胜者
Honor and glory won for great achievement.
荣誉：因巨大成就而获得的尊敬和荣誉
v.tr.（及物动词）
lau.reled 也作 lau.relled lau.rel.ing lau.rel.ling lau.rels lau.rels
To crown with laurel.
戴以桂冠
To honor, especially with an award or a prize.
授予荣誉，尤指以奖励或奖品方式

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French laureole
源自 古法语 laureole
from Latin laureola [diminutive of] laurea [laurel tree] * see laureate
源自 拉丁语 laureola [] laurea的小后缀 [月桂树] *参见 laureate