| 词组 | legend |
| 释义 | legend /ˈledʒənd/ noun 1. an old well-known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical eventsadjectivesan old/ancient legend The story is based on an ancient legend.local legend According to local legend, the cave was the home of a witch.a popular legend (=one that many people believe) Many popular legends grew up about him.Greek/Roman etc legend In ancient Greek legend, the Chimera was part lion, part dragon, and part goat.Arthurian legend(s) (=the legends about King Arthur of Britain) The castle of Camelot plays an important role in Arthurian legend.verbsbecome legend/pass into legend (=become a story that is told many times by many people) The incident has since become legend.a legend grows (up) (=develops over time) The legend of his bravery grew after the battle.(the) legend says Legend says King Arthur’s sword was thrown into one of these lakes.the legend tells how The legend tells how the King of Troy offended Poseidon, the sea god.the legend goes (=says) Spartacus refused to flee, or so the legend goes.a legend is attached to sth (=connected with it) The forest has an unusual legend attached to it.prepositionsthe legend of sth In class, we were told the legend of St George and the dragon.legends about sb/sth Legends about her date from the dawn of Christianity.according to legend According to legend, he escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea.phraseslegend has it that (=says that) Legend has it that Rhodes was home to the sun god Helios. | Local legend has it that the island was the original Garden of Eden.be the subject of legend also be the stuff of legend (=have stories told about it) The island has long been the subject of legend.myths and legends I read all the Greek myths and legends.2. someone famous who is admired for being very good at doing somethingadjectives/nouns + legenda living legend (=someone famous who is still alive or still doing a particular activity) He became a living legend in his own time.a music legend The body of music legend James Brown was buried today.a rock/blues/jazz etc legend He was overjoyed to meet blues legend Chuck Berry.a guitar/drums/ piano etc legend guitar legend Jimi Hendrixa football/basketball/ tennis etc legend They plan to erect a statue of football legend George Best in his home city of Belfast.a sporting legend BrE a sports legend AmE Zidane is seen as a sporting legend in football-crazy south-east Asia.a racing legend (=a famous motor racing driver) We have an interview with former racing legend Niki Lauda.a screen/movie/Hollywood/Bollywood legend (=a famous film star) It is the screen legend's first movie in ten years. |
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