"rest on your laurels" 怎么发音
expression
REST on yor LAW-ruhlz
rest ON yor LAW-ruhlz
释义
To stop making an effort because you are satisfied with what you have achieved, instead of trying to achieve more.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹɛst/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɔɹəɫz
英式英语
ɹˈɛst/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɔːɹəlz
简化发音
美式
REST on yor LAW-ruhlz
英式
rest ON yor LAW-ruhlz
语境中听
After winning the award, she decided not to rest on her laurels and started a new project.
You should never rest on your laurels if you want to keep improving.
Our team won last year, but we can't rest on our laurels now.
He kept pushing himself—he never wanted to rest on his laurels.