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reflected glory

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++reˌflected ˈglory noun [uncountable]  respect or admiration that is given to someone, not because of what they are or what they have done, but because of what someone they know has done 仰仗别人而得到的荣誉 I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory. 我当然不想沾光享受别人的荣耀。
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reflected gloryI certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory.Perhaps, after all, Valerie hadn't resented him, grateful for his reflected glory.Walking with you, I wondered if all that reflected glory might prove dangerous.The Communists were in control of the unemployed demonstrations, they had the reflected glory of the Bolshevik revolution.His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.He had seen the reflected glory of kings and princes, experienced the artistic genius of the Renaissance.The reflected glory is all Hebburn's.bask in ... reflected gloryShe would have basked in the reflected glory of their marriages; she could have boasted of her sons-in-law for ever more.His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory.
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reflected glory
reˌflected ˈglory noun [uncountable]
respect or admiration that is given to someone, not because of what they are or what they have done, but because of what someone they know has done:
    I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory.


reflected gloryBrE /rɪˌflektɪd ˈɡlɔːri/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˌflektɪd ˈɡlɔːri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) admiration or praise that is given to sb, not because of sth that they have done, but because of sth that sb connected with them has done 仰仗别人而得的荣耀She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter's success. 她尽情地享受她女儿的成功带给她的荣耀。🔊🔊