badge
noun [ C ] uk/bædʒ/ us/bædʒ/
B2 徽章;像章;证章;纪念章
a small piece of metal, plastic, cloth, etc., with words or a picture on it, that you carry with you or that is fastened or sewn to your clothing, often to show your support for a political organization or belief, or to show who you are, your rank, or that you are a member of a group, etc.
Everyone at the conference wore a badge with their name on. 与会人员都戴着写有自己名字的证章。
- More examples
- The birthday girl was wearing a badge with a nine on it.
- He sewed the badge neatly onto his uniform.
- New security measures require all visitors to sign in at reception and wear a visitor's badge.
- She has all sorts of different badges pinned to her school bag.
- You have to show your parking badge on the windscreen of your car, or they'll tow your car away.
Idiom
be a badge of somethingidiom 是…的象征;是…的标志
to be something that shows that you have achieved a particular thing
For Tony, owning a big car was a badge of success. 对托尼而言，拥有一辆大轿车是成功的标志。