any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves, in particular
月桂属植物,月桂;桂樱;山月桂,尤指:
an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries
月桂。
(一般作
桂冠。
〈喻〉 荣誉
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she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel .她因这部极具洞悉力的处女作小说无愧地赢得了荣誉。
adorn with or as if with a laurel
(如同)用桂冠装饰
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they banish our anger forever when they laurel the graves of our dead .当他们用桂冠装饰我们死者的坟墓时,就永远消除了我们的愤怒。
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look to one's laurels be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival 小心翼翼地保持自己优于对手的地位 -
rest on one's laurels be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort 满足于既得荣誉,固步自封
"Middle English lorer, from Old French