laurel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

laurel [laurel laurels laurelled laureled laurelling laureling] BrE [ˈlɒrəl] NAmE [ˈlɔːrəl] NAmE [ˈlɑːrəl] noun
1. uncountable, countable a bush with dark smooth shiny leaves that remain on the bush and stay green through the year
•a laurel hedge
2. laurelsplural honour and praise given to sb because of sth that they have achieved
•She won laurels for her first novel.
Idioms: ↑look to your laurels ▪ ↑sit on your laurels

Word Origin:
Middle English lorer, from Old French lorier, from Provençal laurier, from earlier laur, from Latin laurus.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  laurel wreath, bay wreath, Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel