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单词 blue ribbon
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Word forms: plural blue ribbons
countable noun
A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
[US]

blue ribbon in British English

noun
1. 
(in Britain) a badge of blue silk worn by members of the Order of the Garter
2. 
a badge awarded as the first prize in a competition
3.  US
a badge worn by a member of a temperance society

blue ribbon in American English

1. 
the blue silk ribbon of the Order of the Garter
2. 
a blue ribbon awarded as first prize in a competition
3. 
first prize in a competition

blue-ribbon in American English

(ˈbluˈrɪbən)
adjective
1.  Informal
preeminent or outstanding of its kind
2.  US
designating or of a jury made up of persons specially selected as for educational background or experience

Examples of 'blue ribbon' in a sentence
blue ribbon

Two spaniels sat at her feet, their collars wrapped in red, white and blue ribbon.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
Her long dark hair was tied back with a plain blue ribbon and she wore a simple dress of fine grey wool, covered with a warm fur cloak.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
The driver exhaled a long, blue ribbon of smoke, pointed to the radio, where Elvis wailed.
Kalpakian, Laura GRACED LAND (2002)
One sister, a lawyer with an old blue-ribbon Main Line Philadelphia law firm.
Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (1993)
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