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词组 a knight in shining armour
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a knight in shining armour
British & Australian, American & Australian someone who helps you when you are in a difficult situation.
She looked around the bar to see if there was a knight in shining armour who might come and save her from this awful man.
idioma knight in shining armour BrEBrEa knight in shining armor AmE1 a man who helps a woman in a difficult or dangerous situation, or a man who will always help and protect a woman:You can't spend your life waiting for a knight in shining armour - there isn't one, or if there is he'll be impossible to live with.Jenny seems convinced that a knight in shining armour will come along if her car breaks down.2 someone brave who will take risks in order to help people :Everyone says that social workers are interfering and useless, and then suddenly when there's a problem we are everyone's knights in shining armour.We need a knight in shining armor to rescue our state parks from encroachment and neglect.

knight in shining armor

A selfless, chivalrous man who helps a woman in distress. When the police officer pulled over to help the old woman change her flat tire, she hugged him and said he was her knight in shining armor.

a knight in shining armour

If you describe a man as a knight in shining armour, you mean that he has rescued you from a difficult situation, often in a kind and brave way. Note: `Armour' is spelled `armor' in American English. I just felt dizzy and then I collapsed. The next thing I woke up in hospital. I am very, very grateful to Tom and I always will be — he really was my knight in shining armour. She found a surprising knight in shining armor in her company's attorney, who rode in to save her job, rescue her love life and give her a place to live. Note: In stories written or set in the Middle Ages, a knight in shining armour traditionally came to the rescue of a `damsel (= young woman) in distress'.

a knight in shining armour

an idealized or heroic person, especially a man who comes to the rescue of a woman in distress or in a difficult situation.
This expression, a variant of which is a knight on a white charger , is often used ironically of someone who presents himself in this guise but is in fact inadequate to the role. Compare with a white knight (at white).

a knight in shining ˈarmour

(British English) (American English a knight in shining ˈarmor) (usually humorous) a man who arrives to help you when you are in trouble or danger: My car broke down at the roundabout. Luckily, a knight in shining armour stopped to help me.
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