TROPHY


Meaning of TROPHY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ coveted , prestigious

▪ major ( esp. BrE )

▪ winning ( esp. BrE )

▪ sporting ( esp. BrE ), sports ( esp. AmE )

▪ basketball , bowling , football , etc.

▪ domestic ( BrE )

VERB + TROPHY

▪ lift ( esp. BrE ), pick up , receive , take , win

Britain has not lifted the ~ since it last hosted the event.

▪ hold

Europe currently holds the ~.

▪ award , present

▪ defend

Portugal will be defending the ~ they won last year.

TROPHY + NOUN

▪ cabinet ( esp. BrE ), case ( esp. AmE )

▪ room

▪ winner

▪ wife ( informal , disapproving )

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

He picked up a ~ for best news editor.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .