trophy

noun

/ˈtrəʊfi/

(plural trophies)

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an object such as a silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition
- a trophy cabinet
Extra Examples
- The club haven't won a major trophy for the past three seasons.
- Europe currently holds the trophy.
- He picked up a trophy for best news editor.
- Portugal will be defending the trophy they won last year.
- The team paraded their League Championship trophy.
Topics Sports: other sportsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coveted
- prestigious
- major
- …
verb + trophy
- lift
- pick up
- receive
- …
trophy + noun
- cabinet
- case
- room
- …
preposition
- trophy for
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Trophy
used in the names of some competitions and races in which a trophy is given to the winner
an object that you keep to show that you were successful in something, especially hunting or war
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coveted
- prestigious
- major
- …
verb + trophy
- lift
- pick up
- receive
- …
trophy + noun
- cabinet
- case
- room
- …
preposition
- trophy for
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.

trophy

adjective

/ˈtrəʊfi/

[only before noun] (informal, disapproving)

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trophy building/art/girlfriend, etc. an impressive or beautiful thing or person that you have in order to make other people admire you
- We don't need a trophy building for our business.
- These people are interested in opera as a trophy event.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.

单词	trophy
释义	trophy noun /ˈtrəʊfi/ /ˈtrəʊfi/ (plural trophies) jump to other results enlarge image an object such as a silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition a trophy cabinet Extra Examples The club haven't won a major trophy for the past three seasons. Europe currently holds the trophy. He picked up a trophy for best news editor. Portugal will be defending the trophy they won last year. The team paraded their League Championship trophy. Topics Sports: other sportsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective coveted prestigious major … verb + trophy lift pick up receive … trophy + noun cabinet case room … preposition trophy for See full entry Trophy used in the names of some competitions and races in which a trophy is given to the winner an object that you keep to show that you were successful in something, especially hunting or war Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective coveted prestigious major … verb + trophy lift pick up receive … trophy + noun cabinet case room … preposition trophy for See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’. trophy adjective /ˈtrəʊfi/ /ˈtrəʊfi/ [only before noun] (informal, disapproving) jump to other results trophy building/art/girlfriend, etc. an impressive or beautiful thing or person that you have in order to make other people admire you We don't need a trophy building for our business. These people are interested in opera as a trophy event. Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.
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