laurel

英 [ˈlɒrəl]

美 [ˈlɔːrəl]

n. 月桂灌木; 月桂树; 荣誉; 赞誉; 荣耀

复数：laurels　

Collins.1 / BNC.14374 / COCA.13523

习惯用语

look to your laurels

小心翼翼地保持成就（或优势）
to be careful that you do not lose the success or advantage that you have over other people

rest/sit on your laurels

满足于既得成就；不思进取
to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more

noun

月桂灌木；月桂树
a bush with dark smooth shiny leaves that remain on the bush and stay green through the year
荣誉；赞誉；荣耀
honour and praise given to sb because of sth that they have achieved

月桂（树）
Alaurelor alaurel treeis a small evergreen tree with shiny leaves. The leaves are sometimes used to make decorations such as wreaths.
PHRASE 不思进取；故步自封
If someone isresting ontheirlaurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.
1. The committee's chairman accused NASA of resting on its laurels after making it to the moon...
  委员会主席指责美国国家航空航天局成功登月之后便志得意满，不思进取。
2. The government can't rest on its laurels and must press ahead with major policy changes.
  政府不能故步自封，必须继续大刀阔斧地推行政策改革。

noun

(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
Synonym:laurel wreathbay wreath
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

The broad-leaved forest is vast, with well-grown trees. Broadleaf evergreen shrub such as laurel, rhododendron, etc.
这片阔叶林面积很大，树木长势很好。阔叶长绿灌木，如月桂、北美杜鹃花等。
He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath.
他身穿罗马人的褶叠短裙，头戴桂冠。
They do a pretty good job of impersonating laurel and hardy.
他们扮演劳莱和哈代很成功。
Prior to this laurel, Messi had won the FIFA Golden Ball Award.
这是继梅西获得首届FIFA金球奖之后，再次获得殊荣。
Girls mount laurel Ye Fang in the evening in the pillow, hope the lover who dreams of self.
姑娘们晚上将月桂树叶放在枕头上，希望梦见自己的情人。
The dried aromatic leaf of the laurel or bay ( Laurus nobilis) used as a seasoning in cooking.
月桂树（月桂月桂属）的干香叶，在烹调中用作调味品。
I've seen lots of laurel and Hardy films.
我看过很多劳莱和哈代拍的电影。
She is holding a laurel crown in her left hand and a palm leaf in her right hand.
她左手举着月桂花冠，右手拿着棕榈叶。
Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia.
其巨大的立柱为月桂和木兰花所环绕。
Laurel and Hardy never discussed their feelings.
劳雷尔和哈代从不向对方诉说自己的感受。