| 单词 | honorable mention |
| 释义 | honorable mention (once / 18761 pages) n When you don't win a race, but you still get an official acknowledgment of how hard you tried, you can call it an honorable mention. It may not be a gold medal, but you should still be proud. Sometimes a contest or competition is so close that a participant who almost won, or who worked especially hard, needs to be mentioned when prizes are awarded. This is an honorable mention — the person doesn't get an award, but she does receive the special recognition of the judges. Something that's honorable is "worthy of respect." WORD FAMILYhonorable mention: honorable mentions USAGE EXAMPLESHonorable mention: Murray’s Cheese Bar was a sleeper hit hidden in plain sight. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) At year’s end, we chose 10 favorites to be our Seattle Times Reader Photos of the Year — a grand-prize winner and nine honorable mention winners. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) And with that, below are my top three choices, in no special order, plus a few honorable mentions. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) n an official recognition of merit Syn|Hyper mention accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
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