trophy

noun

/ˈtrəʊfi/

(plural trophies)

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an object such as a silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition（颁发给竞赛获胜者的）奖品，奖杯，奖座
- a trophy cabinet奖杯陈列柜
Extra Examples
- The club haven't won a major trophy for the past three seasons.该俱乐部在过去的三个赛季中没有赢得一个重要的奖杯。
- Europe currently holds the trophy.欧洲目前拥有这座奖杯。
- He picked up a trophy for best news editor.他摘取了最佳新闻编辑奖。
- Portugal will be defending the trophy they won last year.葡萄牙将力图卫冕他们去年赢得的奖杯。
- The team paraded their League Championship trophy.球队高举展示他们的联赛冠军奖杯。
Topics Sports: other sportsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coveted
- prestigious
- major
- …
verb + trophy
- lift
- pick up
- receive
- …
trophy + noun
- cabinet
- case
- room
- …
preposition
- trophy for
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Trophy
used in the names of some competitions and races in which a trophy is given to the winner（用于竞赛或赛跑名称）奖，奖杯
an object that you keep to show that you were successful in something, especially hunting or war（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品，战利品
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coveted
- prestigious
- major
- …
verb + trophy
- lift
- pick up
- receive
- …
trophy + noun
- cabinet
- case
- room
- …
preposition
- trophy for
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.

adjective

/ˈtrəʊfi/

[only before noun] (informal, disapproving)

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trophy building/art/girlfriend, etc. an impressive or beautiful thing or person that you have in order to make other people admire you炫耀的；摆阔的；招摇的
- We don't need a trophy building for our business.我们的企业不需要豪华奢侈的建筑。
- These people are interested in opera as a trophy event.这些人对歌剧作为一种战利品事件感兴趣。
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.