trophy

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tro·phy /ˈtrəʊfi $ ˈtroʊ-/ noun (plural trophies) [countableC]

DSWINa large object such as a silver cup or plate that someone receives as a prize for winning a competition 〔比赛等赢得的〕奖杯，奖牌

walls lined with banners and athletic trophies

摆满锦旗和运动奖杯的墙

Football League/Masters/Heisman etc Trophy (=the name given to a particular competition for which the prize is a trophy) 英格兰足球联赛锦标/大师杯/海斯曼杯等

→4 See picture of 见图 PRIZE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 cup1

2 DLREMEMBERsomething that you keep to prove your success in something, especially in war or hunting 〔尤指战争或狩猎中的〕战利品；猎获物；胜利纪念品

A lion’s head was among the trophies of his African trip.

他非洲之行的战利品之一是个狮头。

3. trophy wife informal a young beautiful woman who is married to a rich successful man who is much older than her – used to show disapproval 花瓶妻子〔指嫁给比自己年长许多的有钱人的年轻漂亮女子；含贬义〕

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trophy wife• Unless it would be for wealthy men interested in acquiring as trophy wives lapsed radicals who look great in workout gear.• The resort was full of doctors and lawyers with their trophy wives.

n4 trophy property/artwork/client etc informal a property, piece of art, client etc that is very desirable and gives a lot of status to the person who has it

a rare opportunity to acquire a trophy property in this prestigious location

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trophy• He kept the antlers as a trophy.• The legion presented a trophy and certificates to students and staff.• the NCAA championship trophy• It is filled with newspaper clippings of championships, trophies and pictures of a younger Impastato, hair as black as ink.• They became the first British team to win a major European trophy.• The winner went to receive her trophy.• Illegal trophy hunting ran out of control and 80 per cent of the Serengeti's elephants died.• The winner of the senior international receives a cheque for £5,000, the Freeman Jackson trophy and the Waterford Crystal trophy.• And the trophy was taken, in a winning time of sixty four seconds, by a team from Winchester.• Team Components Bureau and Streamline Hazlehead meet in the other semi-final, neither side having won the trophy.• For their efforts, the winners each received Head Discovery rackets with bags, together with trophies.• Broadus was given the male artist of the year trophy in 1994 at the Billboard Music Awards.

Origin trophy

(1500-1600) French trophée, from Latin tropaeum, from Greek, from trope “turning, defeating”, from trepein “to turn”

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