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poet laureate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌpoet ˈlaureate noun (plural poets laureate) [countable]  ALa poet who is chosen by a king, queen, president etc to write poems on important national occasions 桂冠诗人
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poet laureateLater he became poet laureate of the United States.Morris wrote endlessly and was even offered the post of poet laureate.
nˌPoet ˈLaureate, poet laureate noun [countable]  na poet who is appointed by the king or queen in Britain to write poems on important occasions
ˌpoet ˈlaureate nounˌPoet ˈLaureate nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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poet laureate
ˌpoet ˈlaureate noun (plural poets laureate) [countable]
a poet who is chosen by a king, queen, president etc to write poems on important national occasions


Poet Laureate
ˌPoet ˈLaureate , poet laureate noun [countable]
a poet who is appointed by the king or queen in Britain to write poems on important occasions


Poet LaureateBrE /ˌpəʊət ˈlɒriət/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpoʊət ˈlɔːriət/ 🔊, /ˌpoʊət ˈlɑːriət/ 🔊 noun(especially in Britain) a person who has been officially chosen to write poetry for the country's important occasions 桂冠诗人(尤指英国正式选定为国家重要场合赋诗者)(especially NAmE) a person whose poetry is considered to be the best, or most typical of their country or region (某国或地区的)最杰出诗人,代表诗人