praise or an award for an achievement that people admire 赞扬;表扬;奖励;荣誉 Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating. 4 家餐馆被授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。 a long list of industry accolades 一长串工业界的荣誉 He was finally awarded the ultimate accolade —British Hairdresser of the Year—in 2007. 2007年,他终于获得了最高奖项-英国年度发型师奖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- high
- prestigious
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- earn
- garner
- get
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood)’, from Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + collum ‘neck’.