名詞 laurel:

1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
   同義詞：Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
3. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
   同義詞：laurel wreath, bay wreath

1. He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.
   他得擺好戴著月桂花冠的姿勢。
2. Laurel was a perfect girl in every way.
   從各方面講，羅拉都是一個完美的女孩。
3. Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
   戴桂冠的戴以月桂冠或飾以月掛作為榮譽標志的
4. Our team won the regional laurels.
   我們的球隊贏得了地區(qū)冠軍。
5. All other laurels wither before hers.
   所有榮譽和她獲得的相比都黯然失色。

lau.rel

n.（名詞）
A Mediterranean evergreen tree(Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. Also called bay 5bay laurel ,sweet bay
月桂樹：一種生長于地中海地區(qū)的常綠喬木（月桂 月桂屬） ，生有芬芳的單葉，結(jié)黑色的小漿果 也作 bay5bay laurel,sweet bay
A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.
月桂屬的樹木：具有類似芳香和葉子形狀的灌木或喬木，如山月桂
Often laurels
常作 laurels
A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests.
桂冠：用月桂編成的花環(huán)，古時作為一種榮譽的標志授予詩人、英雄和體育競賽中的優(yōu)勝者
Honor and glory won for great achievement.
榮譽：因巨大成就而獲得的尊敬和榮譽
v.tr.（及物動詞）
lau.reled 也作 lau.relled lau.rel.ing lau.rel.ling lau.rels lau.rels
To crown with laurel.
戴以桂冠
To honor, especially with an award or a prize.
授予榮譽，尤指以獎勵或獎品方式

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French laureole
源自 古法語 laureole
from Latin laureola [diminutive of] laurea [laurel tree] * see laureate
源自 拉丁語 laureola [] laurea的小后綴 [月桂樹] *參見 laureate