1PPGSSOBritish EnglishBrE a small piece of metal, cloth, or plastic with a picture or words on it, worn to show rank, membership of a group, support for a political idea etc 〔戴在身上显示职衔、组织身份、支持某一政治思想等的〕徽章,标记SYN button, American English pin
2.PGOa small piece of metal or plastic that you carry to show people that you work for a particular organization, for example that you are a police officer 〔随身携带显示所属机构的〕徽章,证章,徽牌
3a badge of honour/courage etcsomething that shows that you have a particular quality 荣誉/勇气等的标记
He now sees his wartime injuries as a badge of honor.
现在,他把自己在战争中受的伤看成是一种光荣标记。
Examples from the Corpus
a badge of honour/courage etc• Privatisation used to be a badge of honourworn with pride by these Ministers.• That, more a badge of honour.
4SSO (also merit badge American English) a small piece of cloth with a picture on it, given to scouts, guides etc to show what skills they have learned 〔发给童子军等表示学会某些技能的〕布制徽章
Steve won a photography badge in the Boy Scouts.
史蒂夫在童子军里获得了一枚摄影奖章。
5badge of officeBritish EnglishBrEPGO an object which shows that you have an official position 象征职位的标记
Mayors wear chains around their necks as badges of office.