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laurel


lau·rel

L0069800 (lôr′əl, lŏr′-)n.1. An evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) of the Mediterranean region valued for its aromatic ovate leaves, used in cooking. Also called bay5, bay laurel, sweet bay.2. A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.3. often laurelsa. A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests.b. Honor and glory won for great achievement.tr.v. lau·reled, lau·rel·ing, lau·rels also lau·relled or lau·rel·ling 1. To crown with laurel.2. To honor, especially with an award or prize.Idiom: rest on (one's) laurels To rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation.
[Middle English, from Old French laureole, from Latin laureola, diminutive of laurea, laurel tree; see laureate.]

laurel

(ˈlɒrəl) n1. (Plants) Also called: bay or true laurel any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus, such as the bay tree (see bay4) and L. canariensis, of the Canary Islands and Azores2. (Plants) any lauraceous plant3. (Plants) short for cherry laurel, mountain laurel4. (Plants) spurge laurel a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers5. (Plants) spotted laurel Japan laurel an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves6. (plural) a wreath of true laurel, worn on the head as an emblem of victory or honour in classical times7. (plural) honour, distinction, or fame8. look to one's laurels to be on guard against one's rivals9. rest on one's laurels to be satisfied with distinction won by past achievements and cease to strive for further achievementsvb, -rels, -relling or -relled, -rels, -reling or -reled (tr) to crown with laurels[C13 lorer, from Old French lorier laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus]

lau•rel

(ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-)

n., v. -reled, -rel•ing (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. 1. Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. 2. any tree of the genus Laurus. 3. any of various similar trees or shrubs, as the mountain laurel or the California laurel. 4. the foliage of the laurel as an emblem of victory or distinction. 5. a branch or wreath of laurel foliage. 6. Usu., laurels. honor won, as for achievement in a field or activity. v.t. 7. to adorn or wreathe with laurel. 8. to honor with marks of distinction. Idioms: 1. look to one's laurels, to be on guard against rivals. 2. rest on one's laurels, to cease to strive for further successes or accolades. [1250–1300; dissimilated variant of Middle English laurer earlier lorer < Anglo-French]

Lau•rel

(ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-)

n. Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson), 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture comedian, born in England.

laurel


Past participle: laurelled
Gerund: laurelling
Imperative
laurel
laurel
Present
I laurel
you laurel
he/she/it laurels
we laurel
you laurel
they laurel
Preterite
I laurelled
you laurelled
he/she/it laurelled
we laurelled
you laurelled
they laurelled
Present Continuous
I am laurelling
you are laurelling
he/she/it is laurelling
we are laurelling
you are laurelling
they are laurelling
Present Perfect
I have laurelled
you have laurelled
he/she/it has laurelled
we have laurelled
you have laurelled
they have laurelled
Past Continuous
I was laurelling
you were laurelling
he/she/it was laurelling
we were laurelling
you were laurelling
they were laurelling
Past Perfect
I had laurelled
you had laurelled
he/she/it had laurelled
we had laurelled
you had laurelled
they had laurelled
Future
I will laurel
you will laurel
he/she/it will laurel
we will laurel
you will laurel
they will laurel
Future Perfect
I will have laurelled
you will have laurelled
he/she/it will have laurelled
we will have laurelled
you will have laurelled
they will have laurelled
Future Continuous
I will be laurelling
you will be laurelling
he/she/it will be laurelling
we will be laurelling
you will be laurelling
they will be laurelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been laurelling
you have been laurelling
he/she/it has been laurelling
we have been laurelling
you have been laurelling
they have been laurelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been laurelling
you will have been laurelling
he/she/it will have been laurelling
we will have been laurelling
you will have been laurelling
they will have been laurelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been laurelling
you had been laurelling
he/she/it had been laurelling
we had been laurelling
you had been laurelling
they had been laurelling
Conditional
I would laurel
you would laurel
he/she/it would laurel
we would laurel
you would laurel
they would laurel
Past Conditional
I would have laurelled
you would have laurelled
he/she/it would have laurelled
we would have laurelled
you would have laurelled
they would have laurelled
Thesaurus
Noun1.laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel familylaurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel familyfamily Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceaebay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel, bay - small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victorscamphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora - large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphorCeylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon - tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamoncassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia, cassia - Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamonCinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon - tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinallylaurel-tree, Persea borbonia, red bay - small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwoodsassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree - yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North AmericaCalifornia bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Umbellularia californica, spice tree, mountain laurel - Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough woodangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2.Laurel - 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)Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel, Stan LaurelLaurel and Hardy - United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together
3.laurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victorylaurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victorybay wreath, laurel wreathchaplet, coronal, lei, wreath, garland - flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oilantiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

laurel

nounrest on your laurels sit back, relax, take it easy, relax your efforts The government shouldn't rest on its laurels, and must press ahead with policy changes.

laurel

nounRecognition of achievement or superiority or a sign of this.Often used in plural:accolade, distinction, honor, kudos.
Translations
月桂树

laurel

(ˈlorəl) noun a type of tree, once used for making wreaths to crown winners of races or competitions etc. 月桂樹 月桂树rest on one's laurels to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort. 依老賣老（故步自封、不求上進） 吃老本

laurel


ground laurel

A creeping wildflower with pink and white flowers and evergreen leaves. The plant is also known as the "Mayflower" and the "trailing arbutus," and it is found throughout eastern North America. It just doesn't feel like spring until I see the ground laurel start to bloom in our back yard.See also: ground, laurel

look to (one's) laurels

To actively maintain one's favorable position when faced with competition. ("Laurels" are achievements or honors.) If John wants to maintain his lead in the triathlon, he's going to have to look to his laurels. Sure, the recruiter likes you, but there are many good candidates for this job, so you better look to your laurels.See also: laurel, look

rest on (one's) laurels

To stop putting in effort, trying to innovate, or working to advance one's career or status and instead rely on one's past achievements or accolades to remain relevant or successful. I know your first novel was a smash success, but if you just rest on your laurels, you're going to fade into obscurity. The company has rested on their laurels from their device design for the past decade, and they've now been surpassed by smaller companies doing much more interesting and innovative stuff.See also: laurel, on, rest

not rest on (one's) laurels

To continue putting forth effort, trying to innovate, or working to advance one's career or status instead of relying on one's past achievements or accolades to remain relevant or successful. I know your first novel was a smash success, but don't rest on your laurels or you're going to fade into obscurity. Despite its dominance in the market, the company has never rested on its laurels, continuing to produce interesting and innovative designs.See also: laurel, not, on, rest

look to one's laurels

Fig. to take care not to lower or diminish one's reputation or position, especially in relation to that of someone else potentially better. With the arrival of the new member of the football team, James will have to look to his laurels to remain as the highest scorer. The older members of the team will have to look to their laurels when the new players arrive.See also: laurel, look

rest on one's laurels

Fig. to stop trying because one is satisfied with one's past achievements. Despite our success, this is no time to rest on our laurels. We rested on our laurels too long. Our competitors took away a lot of our business.See also: laurel, on, rest

look to one's laurels

Protect one's preeminent reputation or position, especially against a threat of being surpassed. For example, Your opponent's done very well in the practice, so you'd better look to your laurels in the actual game . This idiom alludes to laurels as the traditional material for making a victor's crown. [Late 1800s] See also: laurel, look

rest on one's laurels

Rely on one's past achievements, especially as a way of avoiding the work needed to advance one's status. For example, Now that Julian's in his eighties, he's decided to rest on his laurels and let some of the younger agents do the work . This term alludes to the crown of laurels awarded in ancient times for a spectacular achievement. [Late 1800s] See also: laurel, on, rest

look to your laurels

If you say that someone should look to their laurels, you mean that they should continue to work hard to remain successful, especially when someone else is starting to compete with them. Note: In ancient Greece, the laurel or bay tree was associated with the god Apollo. The winning competitors in the Pythian games, which were held in honour of Apollo, were given crowns or wreaths of laurel. With so many promising young tennis players around, the 25-year-old champion must now look to his laurels. The establishment of new technology across Europe will force them to look to their laurels.See also: laurel, look

not rest on your laurels

COMMON If someone does not rest on their laurels, they continue working hard to make sure that they continue to be successful rather than relying on the success they have already had. Note: In ancient Greece, the laurel or bay tree was associated with the god Apollo. The winning competitors in the Pythian games, which were held in honour of Apollo, were given crowns or wreaths of laurel. We will not rest on our laurels. There is still much to be done. He never rested on his laurels but continually evolved as an artist. Note: People sometimes say that a person or organization rests on their laurels. The trouble with all successful restaurants is their tendency to rest on their laurels.See also: laurel, not, on, rest

look to your laurels

be careful not to lose your superior position to a rival.See also: laurel, look

rest on your laurels

be so satisfied with what you have already done or achieved that you make no further effort. In ancient Greece, a wreath made of bay-tree (laurel) leaves was awarded as a mark of distinction and, in particular, to victors at the Pythian Games held at Delphi.See also: laurel, on, rest

look to your ˈlaurels

do something to protect your good position or reputation from competition by others: He thinks he’s the best in the class but there’s a new girl who is very good. He’s going to have to look to his laurels.See also: laurel, look

ˌrest on your ˈlaurels

(usually disapproving) be satisfied with the success you have already gained and so no longer try to improve your position, etc: I know you got a very good degree from Oxford but what are you going to do with your life now? You can’t rest on your laurels for ever, you know.Laurel leaves were used in Roman times to make a crown for the winner of a race or competition.See also: laurel, on, rest

rest on (one's) laurels

To rely on one's past achievements instead of working to maintain or advance one's status or reputation.See also: laurel, on, rest

rest on one's laurels, to

To be satisfied with one’s achievement, by implication enough so as not to expend further effort. The term, dating from the mid-nineteenth century, alludes to the wreaths of laurel leaves used to crown the winner of athletic contests in ancient Greek and Roman times; the laurel today remains a symbol of victory. Emanuel Deutsch wrote, “Let them rest on their laurels for a while” (Literary Remains, 1874). See also: on, rest

rest on one's laurels

To stop participating because of satisfaction with past achievements. The ancient Greeks crowned their victorious athletes and poets with wreaths made from the laurel bush, as did the Romans to honor their triumphant generals. People who have in their own estimation been sufficiently successful and retire from whatever endeavor they were successful in are said to be resting on their laurels.See also: laurel, on, rest

laurel


Laurel.

1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. Primarily residential, Laurel has light manufacturing. The Washington, D.C., Children's Center and Laurel Race Course (opened 1911) are there. In the area are the Patuxent Research Refuge, a large Fish and Wildlife Service research installation; Fort George G. Meade (est. 1917), with the National Security Agency; and the National Cryptologic Museum.

2 City (1990 pop. 18,827), seat of Jones co., SE Miss., on Tallahala Creek; inc. 1892. Industries center around petroleum and lumber production and meat and poultry processing. Cotton and corn are raised and there is dairying. Manufactures include automotive parts, wood products, apparel, chemicals, furniture, machinery, and electrical equipment. The city was founded as the site of a sawmill in 1882. Oil was discovered in the vicinity in 1944. Southeastern Baptist College is in Laurel.

laurel,

common name for the Lauraceae, a family of forest trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical SE Asia but also abundant in tropical America. Most have aromatic bark and foliage and are evergreen; deciduous species are usually those that extend into temperate zones. The plants are important for aromatic oils and spices, edible fruits, and timber (e.g., from species of the largest genus, Ocotea). The true laurel—that of history and classical literature—is Laurus nobilis, called also bay and sweet bay. It is native to the Mediterranean, where to the ancients it symbolized victory and merit and was sacred to Apollo. The fragrant leaves are sold commercially as bay leaf, a seasoning. Many plants of the unrelated heathheath,
in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with berry or capsule fruits. Plants of the heath family form the characteristic vegetation of many regions with acid soils, particularly the moors, swamps, and mountain slopes
..... Click the link for more information.  family are also called laurels in the United States because of their similarly dark and glossy but poisonous leaves; the cherry laurel is a species of the roserose,
common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of the genus Rosa, the true roses.
..... Click the link for more information.  family. A native American laurel is the evergreen California laurel (Umbellularia californica), also called pepperwood, bay-tree, and Oregon myrtle. It grows in California and Oregon and provides wood, medicinal leaves, and fruits that were eaten by Native Americans. Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, benzoin, or wild allspice, is another fragrant species found in America; its powdered berries have been used as a substitute for allspice. All other Lindera species are Asian. The red bay (Persea borbonia) of the southeast coastal plains has very strong, bright reddish-brown heartwood used in cabinetmaking and interior finishing. P. americana, the alligator pear, or avocado (from Sp. aguacate), has been cultivated in Mexico and Guatemala for millennia; it is now grown extensively in Florida and California and many parts of the moister tropics and subtropics for its nutritious oil-rich fruit and is used chiefly in salads. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), a tree or shrub, was one of the first American plants to command the attention of European settlers, who exported it to the Old World as a high-priced panacea. Its aromatic bark is still occasionally used for medicinal tea, and its pulverized leaves for soup and condiments. Safrole, used in flavorings and medicinals, is obtained from oil of sassafras as well as from the camphor tree. The camphor tree, the cassia-bark tree, and the cinnamon tree all belong to the Asian genus Cinnamomum and are extensively cultivated for their aromatic bark (see cinnamoncinnamon,
name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). True cinnamon spice comes from the Ceylon or Sri Lanka cinnamon (C. verum or C. zeylanicum), now cultivated in several tropical regions.
..... Click the link for more information.  and camphorcamphor
, C10H16O, white, crystalline solid ketone with a characteristic pungent odor and taste. It melts at 176&degC; and boils at 204&degC;. The natural variety, Japan camphor, is obtained by steam distillation of the wood of the camphor tree (
..... Click the link for more information. ). Many of the evergreen laurels are grown as hedges and, because of their handsome foliage, are used by florists. The laurel family is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Laurales.

Laurel

Bay

Seasonal decorations of greenery have embellished European Christmas celebrations for centuries. Laurel's association with the season can be traced back even further, however. The Romans celebrated their new year festival, Kalends, by adorning their homes and temples with evergreen branches. Both the Greeks and the Romans crowned the victors of their athletic and other contests with wreaths of laurel, since the laurel branch served as a symbol of victory. In later times northern Europeans gathered laurel, or bay, for their Christmas garlands. In the seventeenth century the English poet Robert Herrick (1591-1674) noted that, according to local custom, "Rosemary and baies [bays] that are most faire were stuck about the houses and the churches as Christmas decorations." Christian authorities explained this use of laurel with reference to its ancient association with victory, declaring that when used in Christmas trimmings the fragrant leaves represented the triumph of Jesus Christ.

Further Reading

Crippen, Thomas G. Christmas and Christmas Lore. 1923. Reprint. Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, 1990.

laurel

symbol of unmarried scholar; whence, baccalaureate. [Flower Symbolism: Emboden, 25]See: Bachelordom

laurel

traditional emblem of peace. [Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 374]See: Peace

laurel

1. 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 laurel4. spurge laurel a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers 5. spotted or Japan laurel an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
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Related to laurel: Laurel and Hardy
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  • noun
  • phrase

Synonyms for laurel

phrase rest on your laurels

Synonyms

  • sit back
  • relax
  • take it easy
  • relax your efforts

Synonyms for laurel

noun recognition of achievement or superiority or a sign of this

Synonyms

  • accolade
  • distinction
  • honor
  • kudos

Words related to laurel

noun any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

Related Words

  • family Lauraceae
  • Lauraceae
  • laurel family
  • bay laurel
  • bay tree
  • Laurus nobilis
  • true laurel
  • bay
  • camphor tree
  • Cinnamomum camphora
  • Ceylon cinnamon
  • Ceylon cinnamon tree
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum
  • cinnamon
  • cassia-bark tree
  • Cinnamomum cassia
  • cassia
  • Cinnamomum loureirii
  • Saigon cinnamon
  • laurel-tree
  • Persea borbonia
  • red bay
  • sassafras
  • Sassafras albidum
  • sassafras tree
  • California bay tree
  • California laurel
  • California olive
  • Oregon myrtle
  • pepperwood
  • sassafras laurel
  • Umbellularia californica
  • spice tree
  • mountain laurel
  • angiospermous tree
  • flowering tree

noun 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)

Synonyms

  • Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
  • Stan Laurel

Related Words

  • Laurel and Hardy

noun (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

Synonyms

  • bay wreath
  • laurel wreath

Related Words

  • chaplet
  • coronal
  • lei
  • wreath
  • garland
  • Ellas
  • Greece
  • Hellenic Republic
  • antiquity
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