词组 | hero |
释义 | hero /ˈhɪərəʊ $ ˈhɪroʊ/ noun 1. someone, often a man, who is admired for doing something extremely brave or for a particular skilladjectives/nouns + heroa great hero He finally got to meet his great hero, the footballer David Beckham.a real/true hero Virginia Hall was a true hero of the French Resistance.a war hero His father was a war hero, a former fighter pilot.a national/local hero In Cuba, Fidel was seen as a national hero.a sporting hero There are many female sporting heroes, for example Venus Williams.sb’s boyhood/childhood hero (=when you were a boy or a child) McEnroe had been one of his boyhood heroes.a cult hero (=someone who a particular group of people admire) She became a cult hero for her role in the film.a folk hero (=an ordinary person who becomes a hero for a particular group) He was a folk hero in his home country because of his escapes from the police.an unsung hero (=someone whose bravery or effort is not noticed or recognized) These volunteers are the unsung heroes of the campaign.an unlikely hero (=someone who people did not expect to be a hero) A taxi driver became an unlikely hero when he helped to get the woman to hospital.a reluctant hero (=someone who is a hero but does not want to be) The reluctant hero did not want to talk to the press about how she prevented the robbery.an accidental hero (=one who becomes a hero by chance) He became an accidental hero after finding the child while out walking.a conquering hero (=someone who has defeated someone else) Team members were greeted like conquering heroes on their return.verbsbe sb’s hero Keith Richards was my hero and I wanted to play the guitar like him.become a hero He became a national hero for his part in the war.be hailed (as) a hero (=people say you are a hero) He was hailed a hero after saving the young girl’s life.hero + nounshero worship (=admiration for someone, especially when it is extreme or unreasonable) They treat her with a kind of hero worship.hero status Maier is an Olympic champion who has hero status in his home country.prepositionsa hero to sb Some called him a criminal, but he was a hero to many.phrasesreceive/be given a hero’s welcome (=be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere) The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.the hero of the hour (=someone who does something brave or admirable at a particular time) The Russian president emerged as the hero of the hour.2. the main male character of a film, book etcverbsplay the hero Sean Penn plays the hero of the film.adjectivesa romantic hero The movie features Clark Gable as the romantic hero.a tragic hero Othello is the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s play.Hero or heroine?When talking about people who are admired for their bravery, skill etc, you can use hero about both men and women. Women are also called heroines: His grandmother was a national heroine.When talking about films and books, you use hero for the main male character and heroine for the main female character. |
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