LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (_Vide supra._)
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n. 蔬菜;植物人;
adj. 蔬菜的;植物的;
?? veget蔬菜 + able 形容詞后綴, 具有某種性質(zhì)的 → 蔬菜的;植物的 \r\n
"The tomato is technically a fruit, although it is eaten as a vegetable."
嚴(yán)格地說,西紅柿是一種水果, 盡管它是當(dāng)作蔬菜吃的.
近義：legume, pulse, vegetal
n. 影響;勢(shì)力;有影響的人（或事物）;[占星學(xué)]星力;
vt. 影響;感染;支配;對(duì)…起作用;
?? in進(jìn)入+flu流動(dòng)+ence名詞后綴→流入→影響
"The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys."
班上的女生往往能讓男生文雅起來。
近義：impact, impinge, impress, incite, induce, manipulate
反義：unsell, deter, discourage, subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. （表示榮譽(yù)的）桂冠，光榮;[體]〈美〉（比賽的）勝利;[植]月桂樹，月桂樹葉;
"the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy"
勞萊和哈代這對(duì)喜劇搭檔
近義：bay, praise, accessit, acclaim, accolade, tribute
反義：imperiousness, indifference, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy
adj. 專注的，投入的;獻(xiàn)身的;專用的;
v. 奉獻(xiàn)(dedicate的過去式和過去分詞);
"She is dedicated to her job."
她對(duì)工作專心致志。
近義：loyal, staunch, travailed, truehearted, trustful, trusty
反義：idle, indolent, loafing, negligent, shiftless, slack
adv. 原來，原先;以前，從前;剛才;先頭;
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我們現(xiàn)在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件.
近義：heretofore, once, previously, rather, thereinbefore, whilom
反義：lately, now, presently, recently, today, currently
vt. （完全地）籠罩;包圍;覆蓋;將…扎成圈（或環(huán)）;
vi. （指煙、霧、汽等）繚繞;
"The local people used to wreathe the guest's head in leaves."
當(dāng)?shù)厝诉^去常把樹葉纏在賓客的頭上.
近義：garland