Definition
to recognize increased competition and consequently exert more effort to maintain one's position or succeed.
要努力保持地位
With the rise of new companies, established firms must look to their laurels to maintain their market position.
隨著新公司的崛起，老牌企業必須更加努力以維持其市場地位。
In the highly competitive tech industry, companies must look to their laurels by constantly innovating or they will fall behind.
在競爭激烈的科技產業中，公司必須不斷創新以保持競爭力，否則就會落後。
The athlete, aware of the rising stars challenging his records, must look to his laurels and train harder.
這位運動員意識到新星正在挑戰他的紀錄，因此必須更加努力地訓練。