[N-COUNT 可数名词]徽章,证章(美国英语通常用button指金属小圆徽章) A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support a cause. American English usually uses button to refer to a small round metal badge.
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[N-SING 单数名词]标志;标记;象征 Any feature which is regarded as a sign of a particular quality can be referred to as a badge .
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Being a Communist was a badge of honour for thousands of trade union activists.
对数千工会积极分子来说,成为共产党员是荣誉的象征。
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badge/bædʒ; NAmEbædʒ/noun _jewellery_comp.jpg _badge.jpg 1a small piece of metal or plastic, with a design or words on it, that a person wears to show that they belong to an organization, support sth, have achieved sth, have a particular rank, etc. 徽章;奖章◆She wore a badge saying ‘Vote for Coates’.她戴着一枚徽章,上面写着“投科茨一票”。◆All employees have to wear name badges.所有员工均须佩戴名牌。☞compare
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n. (4 )2( BrE) (NAmEpatch)a piece of material that you sew onto clothes as part of a uniform (制服上的)标记,标识◆the school badge校徽3a small piece of metal that you carry or wear to prove who you are, used, for example, by police officers 证章;警徽◆He pulled out a badge and said he was a cop.他拿出工作证,说他是警察。4( formal) something that shows that a particular quality is present 标记;象征◆His gun was a badge of power for him.他的枪对他而言是权力的标志。badgebadgesbadgedbadgingbadge/bædʒ; NAmEbædʒ/
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badgebadge /bædʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1 British English 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 etcSYN button, pin American English: We were each handed a badge with our name on it.2a 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 officer3a badge of honour/courage etc something that shows that you have a particular quality: He now sees his wartime injuries as a badge of honor.4 (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: Steve won a photography badge in the Boy Scouts.5badge of office British English an object which shows that you have an official position: Mayors wear chains around their necks as badges of office.6an icon that provides a link to another web page, for example to your page on a social networking site: How do I add a badge to my blog?
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