Lau·rel (lôr  l, l r-), Arthur Stanley Jefferson Known as "Stan." 1890-1965. British-born American comedian who with Oliver Hardy formed the first great comedy team of talking films. Their works include The Music Box (1932) and A Chump at Oxford (1940). |
| lau·rel (lôrl, lr-) n. 1. A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. 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. a. A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests. Often used in the plural. b. Honor and glory won for great achievement. Often used in the plural. tr.v. lau·reled also lau·relled, lau·rel·ing also lau·rel·ling, lau·rels also lau·rels Idiom: 1. To crown with laurel. 2. To honor, especially with an award or a prize. 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]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called bay true laurel any lauraceous tree of the genus Laurus, such as the bay tree (see bay4) and L. canariensis, of the Canary Islands and Azores
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any lauraceous plant
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for cherry laurel, mountain laurel
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
spurge laurel a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
spotted or Japan laurel an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
6. (plural) a wreath of true laurel, worn on the head as an emblem of victory or honour in classical times
7. (plural) honour, distinction, or fame
look to one's laurels to be on guard against one's rivals
rest on one's laurels to be satisfied with distinction won by past achievements and cease to strive for further achievements
vb -rels, -relling, -relled US, -rels -reling, -reled
(tr) to crown with laurels
[C13 lorer, from Old French lorier laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel familybay 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 victors camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora - large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon - tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia, cassia - Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon Cinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon - tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally laurel-tree, Persea borbonia, red bay - small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood sassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree - yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America California 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 wood angiospermous 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) Laurel 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 victory chaplet, coronal, lei, wreath, garland - flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
laurel
noun
rest 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.
Translations
laurel [ˈlɒrəl]
A. N → laurel m
to look to one's laurels → no dormirse en los laureles
to rest on one's laurels → dormirse en los laureles
to win one's laurels → cargarse de laureles, laurearse
to look to one's laurels → no dormirse en los laureles
to rest on one's laurels → dormirse en los laureles
to win one's laurels → cargarse de laureles, laurearse
laurel
laurel [ˈlɒr/əl] n → alloro, lauro
to rest on one's laurels → riposare or dormire sugli allori
laurel [ˈlɒr/əl] n → alloro, lauro
to rest on one's laurels → riposare or dormire sugli allori
to rest on one's laurels → riposare or dormire sugli allori
laurel [ˈlɒr/əl] n → alloro, lauro
to rest on one's laurels → riposare or dormire sugli allori
n laurel [ˈlorəl]
a type of tree, once used for making wreaths to crown winners of races or competitions etc. lourier غار лавър vavřín laurbærtræ der Lorbeerbaum δάφνη laurel loorber درخت غار laakeripuu laurier דַפנָה पुन्नाग, जयपत्र lovor babér pohon salam lárviður lauro, alloro 月桂樹 월계수 lauras lauru koks pokok laurel laurier laurbærtre wawrzyn, drzewo laurowe loureiro laur лавр vavrín lovor lovor lagerträd ใบของต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่ง defne ağacı 月桂樹 лавр благородний ایک قسم کا درخت جس سے مقابلے میں جیتنے والوں کے لئے تاج بنائے جاتے تھے cây nguyệt quế 月桂树
rest on one's laurels
to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort. roem يَسْتَريحُ على أمجادِه الماضِيَه лежа на стари лаври spát na vavřínech hvile på laurbærrene sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen επαναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου dormirse en los laureles loorberitele puhkama jääma تکیه کردن به افتخارات گذشته levätä laakereillaan (se) reposer sur ses lauriers לָנוּחַ עַל זֵרֵי הַדַפנָה अपने किए कार्यों से संतुष्ट počivati na lovorikama ül a babérjain malas berusaha lifa á fornri frægð riposare sugli allori 昔の成功に甘んじる 더 이상 노력하지 않다 ilsėtis ant laurų dusēt uz lauriem berpuas hati dengan kejayaan seseorang op zijn lauweren rusten hvile på sine laurbær spocząć na laurach criar fama e deitar-se a dormir a se culca pe lauri почивать на лаврах spať na vavrínoch počivati na lovorikah sedeti na lovorikama vila på lagrarna พึ่งพาใบบุญ eski başarılara sırtını dayamak, kazanılan şöhretle yetinmek 吃老本 спочивати на лаврах ماضی کی کامیابیوں مطمئن ہونا ngủ quên trên chiến thắng 吃老本
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