accolade

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coll= neck 脖子

accolade n. 奖励;骑士称号的授予礼

ac 加强 + col〔= coll〕脖子 + ade 动作的结果 → 在脖子上挂着〔奖章〕→ 奖励

collar n. 衣领

coll 脖子 + ar 表物 → 在脖子附近的东西 → 衣领

collarbone n. 锁骨

collar 衣领 + bone 骨头 → 衣领附近的骨头 → 锁骨

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

I Dreamed A Dream looks to be on track to vie for the accolade of having this year` s biggest first week sale, a record held by JLS for their self-titled which sold over 230,000 copies earlier this month.

看来,专辑《我曾有梦》已经步入正轨,可以竞争今年的首周销量榜首宝座。目前这个纪录是由JLS组合在本月初创下的,他们的同名专辑首周销量超过23万。

This is the hero of the supreme accolade.

这是祖国对英雄的最高褒奖。

That was a high accolade.

这是高度的称赞。

The Nobel literature prize has been the kiss of death for some writers, Mo said yesterday, with many fail to continue to produce excellent work after winning the accolade.

诺贝尔文学奖对于一些作家来说一直是死亡之吻,莫言昨日表示,许多人在赢得赞誉之后无法继续创作出优秀的作品。

To have the Michelin inspectors come to my restaurant on their day off, says Rose, is the best accolade yet.

罗斯说:能让米其林的察访员在休息日来我的餐厅,是目前对我最好的赞誉。

Doing like this is for the sake of better accolade the Olympics.

这样做是为了更好的迎接奥运。