laurels的意思|laurels的解释-里氏词典

laurels

n. 荣誉, 胜利, 名声

laurels

[ noun ]

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

<noun.communication>

an award for bravery

the state of being honored

<noun.state>

laurels \lau"rels\, n. pl.
An honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement.
[PJC]

{to rest on one's laurels} [fig.] to be content with one's
past achievements and not strive to continue to excel; as,
he didn't rest on his laurels after receiving the Nobel
Prize, but went on to made even more significant
discoveries.
[PJC]

The design (Julian McGowan), of ornate statuary dotted around marble halls, is subverted by the frock-coats and laurels of the Romans.
We rested on our laurels far too long.
Mr Bill Morris, a prisoner of his executive on the TGWU, will today ceremoniously cast its block vote in favour of Clause 4. It will be ignored. Mr Blair would be mistaken though to rest on his laurels.
"The Copa had been resting on its laurels for years.
"I hate to see people sit back and rest on their laurels," Ms. Fay said. "We've really come a long way, but the toxic problem is something we really can't see.
An undisputed discovery of a monopole would rank as one of the century's biggest scientific coups, making its finder a shoo-in for Nobel laurels.
And Singaporeans enjoy a quality of urban life without parallel in the region. Yet if the message from the top is to be believed, now is no time for resting on laurels.
Did you hear that, George?" Democratic keynoter Ann Richards drew laurels _ and laughter _ for a speech that used an easy, homey tone and wicked humor to talk about what the Democrats can do for American families and what the Republicans have not.
Like Shakespeare's Caesar, Havel refused laurels until they were forced upon him by a nation chanting his name.
Bank of Boston rests on the laurels of its many academic neighbors as students pour into its Harvard Square branch.
Tom Stoppard, who has toyed with mathematics and the sciences in Arcadia, ought to look to his laurels.
At age 64, Sumner M. Redstone could easily rest on his laurels as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry.

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