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
n.
- 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
牛津词典
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
柯林斯词典
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- The committee's chairman accused NASA of resting on its laurels after making it to the moon...
英英释义
noun
- (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
- any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family