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medal

/med-l/US // ˈmɛd l //UK // (ˈmɛdəl) //

勋章,奖章,奖牌,荣誉勋章

Related Words

reward奖励,奖赏,报酬,奖金gold黄金,金子,金,金矿wreath花环,花圈,鲜花圈medallion纪念章,奖章,勋章,徽章laurel月桂树,月桂,桂冠,桂花badge徽章,证章,奖章,勋章commemoration纪念活动,纪念,纪念品,悼念活动ribbon色带,丝带,带子,带状hardware硬件,硬件设施,硬件方面,硬件设备

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
    • : a similar object bearing a religious image, as of a saint: a Saint Christopher's medal.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    med·aled, med·al·ing or med·alled, med·al·ling.

    • : to decorate or honor with a medal.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    med·aled, med·al·ing or med·alled, med·al·ling.

    • : to receive a medal, especially in a sporting event: He medaled in three of four races.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundecoration of honor
Synonyms
gold黄金,金子,金,金矿reward奖励,奖赏,报酬,奖金badge徽章,证章,奖章,勋章commemoration纪念活动,纪念,纪念品,悼念活动hardware硬件,硬件设施,硬件方面,硬件设备laurel月桂树,月桂,桂冠,桂花medallion纪念章,奖章,勋章,徽章ribbon色带,丝带,带子,带状wreath花环,花圈,鲜花圈

Examples

  • Still, stripping Keller of his medals seems like, at best, a long shot.

  • Earlier this year, the Climate Action Campaign gave San Diego a “silver” on the Olympic medal scale in terms of how well t did on the old.

  • An American athlete hadn’t earned a medal of any color in the 10,000 meters since the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan—22 years before Rupp was born.

  • They earn up to seven points per problem, and top scorers take home medals, just like at the Olympic Games.

  • In an FKT attempt, there are no bibs, no crowds and no medals.

  • He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush.

  • It was, I have to say, at the bottom of the hierarchy of royal honors, a British Empire Medal.

  • Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice Film Festival, took the stage, flanked by a woman holding a trophy and a medal.

  • Even without a Fields Medal, Maryam is one of the great mathematicians of our time.

  • That same year, Clinton awarded Brady the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to civilians.

  • This was shown at the Paris Salon, 1889, and missed the gold medal by two votes.

  • For his services on the Nive as commander of the first brigade of guards, he received a medal.

  • Adamov left the school with a gold medal and rose rapidly to a high place in the Ministry of Justice.

  • Martin Falleix obtained a brevet for invention and a gold medal at the Exposition of 1824.

  • I managed to obtain the Distinguished Conduct Medal for the bugler who always accompanies me everywhere on my peregrinations.

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