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honourable mention

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honourable mention

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhonourable ˈmention British English, honorable mention American English noun [countable]  GETGOOD/EXCELLENTa special honour in a competition for work that was of high quality but did not get a prize 〔给比赛中未获正式名次但有优异表现者颁发的〕荣誉奖
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honourable mentionRickenbacker deserves an honourable mention for the most significant non-advance in design.Both projects were shortlisted and received an honourable mention in the 1991 awards.
ˌhonourable ˈmention nounChineseSyllable
competition work honour a in special a Corpus for


honourable mention
ˌhonourable ˈmention British English, honorable mention American English noun [countable]
a special honour in a competition for work that was of high quality but did not get a prize