英语词汇“laurel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	laurel
释义	Trends of laurel View usage for: laurel (lɒrəl, US lɔːr-) Word forms: plural laurels 1. variable noun A laurel or a laurel tree is a small evergreen tree with shiny leaves. The leaves are sometimes used to make decorations such as wreaths. 2. See to rest on your laurels laurel in British English (ˈlɒrəl) noun 1. Also called: bay, true laurel any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus, such as the bay tree (see bay4) and L. canariensis, of the Canary Islands and Azores 2. any lauraceous plant 3. short for cherry laurel, mountain laurel 4. spurge laurel 5. spotted laurel 6. (plural) a wreath of true laurel, worn on the head as an emblem of victory or honour in classical times 7. (plural) honour, distinction, or fame 8. look to one's laurels 9. rest on one's laurels verbWord forms: -rels, -relling, -relledWord forms: US -rels, -reling or -reled 10. (transitive) to crown with laurels Word origin C13 lorer, from Old French lorier laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus Laurel in American English (ˈlɔrəl) Stan(ley)(born Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890-1965; U.S. film comedian, born in England laurel in American English (ˈlɔrəl) noun 1. any of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family, native to S Europe and widely cultivated in the U.S., with large, glossy, aromatic leaves, greenish-yellow flowers, and black berries; specif., the poet's laurel (L. nobilis) 2. the foliage of this tree, esp. as woven into wreaths such as those used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victors in various contests 3. [pl.] a. fame; honor b. victory 4. any of various trees and shrubs resembling the true laurel, as the mountain laurel, cherry laurel, or California laurel adjective 5. designating a family (Lauraceae, order Laurales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, includingthe sassafras, cinnamon, and camphor verb transitiveWord forms: ˈlaureled or ˈlaurelled, ˈlaureling or ˈlaurelling 6. to crown with laurel 7. to honor Idioms: look to one's laurels rest on one's laurels Word origin ME laurer, lorel < OFr lorier < L laurus Image of laurel © Madlen, shutterstock Examples of 'laurel' in a sentence laurel Perhaps he should have worn a laurel wreath. Times, Sunday Times (2012) My cherry laurel is getting too tall. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The laurels usually go to the spatial designers who often design the planting detail as well. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Guilt slides off her like rain off laurel leaves. various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990) One is the bay laurel, often called sweet bay or simply the bay tree. Times, Sunday Times (2015) If she did stand still, would the laurel wreath be hers? Pamela Norris Words Of Love: Passionate Women from Heloise to Sylvia Plath (2006) An introduced garden shrub of rather similar appearance is cherry laurel, whose leaves smell of almonds. Times, Sunday Times (2006) People say things that garner applause and laurel wreaths, and other things that evoke disgust and condemnation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) WHY are the leaves on my laurel hedge turning yellow? The Sun (2013) WHAT makes holes in the leaves of a laurel hedge? The Sun (2015) WHAT is causing holes in the leaves of my laurel hedge? The Sun (2012) Cherry laurel is very quick to grow, but it took a couple of years before it was thick enough. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The other shrub is the cherry laurel, which is actually a cherry and should perhaps be called the laurel cherry. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Bay laurel or sweet bay. Bloom, Adrian Winter Garden Glory (1993) What the notes don't tell you is that the flexible sprays of bay leaves can still be shaped into a passable laurel crown. Christianity Today (2000) When should I prune a cherry laurel hedge? Times, Sunday Times (2009) The laurels clearly go to Speke when it comes to discovering the source of the Nile. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) It's very special because it's got papal wreaths embossed all over it in little green laurel leaves. The Sun (2011) Don't rest on your laurels once you leave the office: pitching is also important in your personal life. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Like many poets she found that while she received considerable critical acclaim - prizes and so forth - there was little else on offer besides laurel wreaths. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Q WHY are the new leaves on my laurel curly and white? The Sun (2008) Word lists with laurel shrub, tree In other languages laurel British English: laurel NOUN A laurel or a laurel tree is a small evergreen tree with shiny leaves. The leaves are sometimes used to make decorations such as wreaths. American English: laurel Brazilian Portuguese: louro Chinese: 月桂树 European Spanish: laurel French: laurier German: Lorbeerbaum Italian: alloro Japanese: ゲッケイジュ Korean: 월계수 European Portuguese: louro Latin American Spanish: laurel All related terms of 'laurel' bay laurel a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel , Laurus nobilis , with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries true laurel any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus , such as the bay tree (see bay4 ) and L. canariensis , of the Canary Islands and Azores cherry laurel a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits great laurel a large, E American shrub ( Rhododendron maximum ) of the heath family, with thick , oblong , dark-green leaves and delicate , white or pinkish flowers that grow in cone-shaped clusters laurel cherry a tree, Prunus caroliniana , of the rose family, of the southeastern U.S., having small, milky-white flowers and black, shiny fruit laurel family the plant family Lauraceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees having simple, leathery leaves, aromatic bark and foliage , clusters of small green or yellow flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or drupe , and including the avocado , bay, laurels of the genera Laurus and Umbellularia , sassafras , spicebush ( Lindera benzoin ), and the trees that yield camphor and cinnamon laurel wreath a wreath of interlocking laurel leaves and branches, which can be worn on the head to represent victory sheep laurel a small E North American plant ( Kalmia angustifolia ) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals spurge laurel a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers camphor laurel an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia mountain laurel any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia , esp K . latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers Portugal laurel Prunus lusitanica; type of cherry spotted laurel an evergreen cornaceous shrub , Aucuba japonica , of S and SE Asia , the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves California laurel a Pacific coast shrub or tree ( Umbellularia californica ) of the laurel family, having aromatic evergreen leaves and hard wood; Oregon myrtle : a source of bay leaves Laurel and Hardy a team of US film comedians , Stan Laurel , 1890–1965, born in Britain, the thin one, and his partner , Oliver Hardy , 1892–1957, the fat one laurelled any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus , such as the bay tree (see bay4 ) and L. canariensis , of the Canary Islands and Azores laurelling any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus , such as the bay tree (see bay4 ) and L. canariensis , of the Canary Islands and Azores bay A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards . bay tree a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel , Laurus nobilis , with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries idiom See rest on your laurels Nearby words of laurel launch launch into something launder laurel lavatory lavish law Synonyms of 'laurel' laurel Explore 'laurel' in the dictionary
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