Phileas Fogg, hero of Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’
斐利斯•福格,儒勒•凡尔纳《八十天环游地球》的男主人公
3ADMIREMANa man who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality 偶像 → heroine
somebody’s hero
When I was small, Uncle Fred was my hero.
我小时候,弗雷德叔叔是我的偶像。
hero of
Einstein is the hero of those who explore science at its deepest level.
爱因斯坦是探索科学最深层秘密的人心目中的偶像。
4.American EnglishAmEDFF a long thinsandwich filled with meat, cheese etc 〔夹有肉、奶酪等的〕长面包三明治,潜艇三明治
n5.from hero to zeroinformal used to say that someone goes from being very successful or admired to being very unsuccessful or unpopular
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 3
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + hero
a real/true hero
The real heroes were the guys who fought in the front lines.
a great hero
He finally got to meet his great hero, the Brazilian footballer, Pele.
a national hero
They regard Aung San as a national hero and martyr.
a local hero
Richards was a local hero, a star of the football club.
a popular hero (=someone whom many people admire)
Ross was an arctic explorer and popular hero.
a cult hero (=someone who a particular group of people admire)
He became a cult hero among surfers.
a war hero (=a soldier who was very brave in a war)
Coming home, he was hailed as a war hero.
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 you did not expect to be brave or did not expect to admire )
Baxter was the unlikely hero of the game.
a sporting hero (=someone who people admire in a sport)
Tiger Woods was his sporting hero.
a folk hero (=an ordinary person who does something brave and becomes a hero in a particular place)
Cesar Chavez has folk hero status in the Latino community.
an accidental hero (=someone who becomes a hero by chance)
He became an accidental hero after discovering the injured child while out walking.
a conquering hero (=someone who has defeated someone else)
Team members were greeted like conquering heroes on their return.
somebody’s boyhood/childhood hero (=someone who was your hero when you were a boy/child)
McEnroe had been one of his boyhood heroes.
verbs
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.
phrases
get/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.
Examples from the Corpus
hero• Conway returned home, hailed as a hero of the war.• Defenseattorney Ana Ortiz, who referred to her client as Billyjack, said he is a hero by any name.• It is counterproductive to be derogatory about hairstyle, clothing, or current countercultural heroes.• Because Masten was his hero, he was a little nervous.• Racingdrivers appear to be larger-than-life heroes.• His legend, like the stories of most heroes, begins badly.• One is that the shelf life of heroes is short.• sportsheroes• In cinema, the hero always got the girl and the bad guy was always punished.• Indiana Jones is the hero of the film.• Here we have the concept of the maverick, the heroinnovator, the streetwiseentrepreneur, that several speakers have described.• Who was the hero of "The Catcher in the Rye"?• The hero of the story is a young soldier.• Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famoustragichero.• Shakespeare's best-known tragic hero is probably Hamlet.
hailed as a hero• Read in studio A man hailed as a hero for fifty years has been unmasked as a traitor.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HERO | HERO + VERB | HERO + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great大英雄◇He was one of the great football heroes of his day.他是那個時代偉大的足球英雄之一。➤genuine, real, true真正的英雄➤all-time空前的英雄◇Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists.愛因斯坦是眾多科學家心中無與倫比的英雄。➤unsung未受到讚頌的英雄◇She was an unsung hero of the British film industry.她是英國電影業默默無聞的英雄。➤forgotten被遺忘的英雄➤reluctant, unlikely不情願做英雄的英雄;沒有英雄相的英雄(非心目中的英雄)➤brave, intrepid勇敢的/無畏的英雄◇The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country.這首歌緬懷為國捐軀的勇士。➤romantic, tragic愛情劇/悲劇主角◇Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero.他又矮又胖,不是愛情劇的典型主角。➤action, swashbuckling動作/驚險傳奇式的英雄◇Tired of playing the swashbuckling hero, he sought out more challenging roles.他對老是演草莽英雄都感到厭煩了,於是便尋求扮演更有挑戰性的角色。➤conquering得勝的英雄◇He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.錦標賽結束後,他載譽歸來。➤all-American (BrE) 全美最佳英雄➤have-a-go (= sb who is not in the police, etc. who tries to prevent a crime) (BrE) 見義勇為的英雄◇A have-a-go hero who attempted to stop thieves stealing a car was killed after the robbers ran him over.為阻止盜賊偷汽車,見義勇為的英雄被盜賊開車碾死。➤fallen失勢的英雄◇a fallen hero trying to regain his position試圖東山再起的落難英雄➤cult受崇拜的英雄◇James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties.詹姆斯・迪恩在 20 世紀 50 年代是狂熱崇拜的對象。➤folk, hometown, local, national, popular民間的/故鄉的/當地的/民族/大眾崇拜的英雄➤fictional, legendary, mythical虛構的/傳奇/神話中的英雄➤real-life現實中的英雄➤eponymous, titular同名主人公◇Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes堂吉訶德 - 塞萬提斯同名小說中的主人公➤boyhood, childhood少年時的/童年時的偶像◇Bugs Bunny was one of my childhood heroes.兔巴哥是我童年時的偶像之一。➤working-class工人階級的英雄➤war戰爭英雄➤military, naval戰鬥/海軍英雄➤decorated得過勳章的英雄➤film, movie (especially NAmE) 電影偶像▸➤comic, football, guitar, musical, sporting, sports (NAmE) 漫畫英雄;足球偶像;吉他英雄;音樂偶像;體育明星;運動英豪◇Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero.吉米・亨德里克斯是她心目中的吉他大師。◇In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes.在這張唱片中,她向自己的音樂偶像致敬。➤Olympic奧運英雄➤cultural文化英雄VERB + HERO➤be hailed (as)被頌揚為英雄◇He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.那次營救行動之後他就被譽為英雄。➤become, make sb into, turn sb into成為英雄;使某人成為英雄◇The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero.這場拯救森林的戰鬥使他成為當地的英雄。➤die英勇犧牲◇He died a national hero.他英勇犧牲,成為民族英雄。➤celebrate, commemorate, honour/honor, salute頌揚英雄;紀念英雄;表揚英雄;向英雄致敬➤cheer為英雄歡呼➤emulate學習英雄➤play, portray扮演/刻畫男主角◇Tom Cruise played the hero.湯姆・克魯斯扮演主角。➤meet見到偶像◇a chance to meet his hero見他的偶像的機會HERO + VERB➤battle, fight英雄戰鬥➤rescue sb, save sb/sth英雄營救某人;英雄挽救⋯➤inspire sb英雄鼓舞某人HERO + NOUN➤status英雄身分◇O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball.奧賴利很享受自己因球技而獲得的英雄身分。➤figure英雄形象◇His father was a hero figure to him.父親是他心目中的英雄。➤worship英雄崇拜PREPOSITION➤hero to對⋯來說是英雄◇He was a hero to all his friends.他是他所有朋友心目中的英雄。PHRASES➤be no hero膽小怕事◇John was no hero-he was willing to let others fight.約翰不是個好漢 - 他寧願讓別人戰鬥。➤give sb a hero's welcome, receive a hero's welcome給某人/受到英雄般的歡迎▸➤hero of the hour當時的英雄◇Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour.每個人都表現得很精彩,但瓊斯無疑是當時的英雄。➤(die) a hero's death死得英勇
hero noun ⇨hero (my childhood hero)⇨star2 (the hero of the novel)hero
noun
➡ See also the entry for star1另见star条第1义hero ♦︎ icon ♦︎ idol ♦︎ heroineThese are all words for a person that you admire very much.这些词均表示崇拜的对象、偶像。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a hero / an idol / a heroine of mine, his, etc.◆a hero / heroine to sb◆sb is my, his, etc. hero / idol / heroine◆a sporting / cultural / national hero / icon / heroine◆a film / pop / sports hero / icon / idol◆to become / make sb a hero / an icon / an idol / a heroine■hero ˈhɪərəʊ; NAmEˈhɪroʊ, ˈhiːroʊ(pluralheroes) [countable] a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing sth brave or good, or that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have英雄;偶像◆He was a war hero(= sb who was very brave during a war), but he never talked about it.他是个战斗英雄,但他从不提起。◆The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home.奥运代表队回国时受到了英雄般的欢迎。◆James Dean was a childhood hero of mine.詹姆斯•迪恩是我孩提时代的偶像。■iconˈaɪkɒn; NAmEˈaɪkɑːn [countable] a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea or way of life潮流象征;偶像◆Madonna and other pop icons of the 1980s麦当娜和其他20世纪80年代的流行音乐偶像◆Sandra has become a style icon, for the fashion world particularly.桑德拉已经成为时尚的象征,尤其在时装界。NOTE辨析 Hero or icon?You can use hero to talk about sb that you admire yourself. * hero可指自己崇拜的对象◆a personal hero自己的偶像◆my hero我的偶像◆my icon◆an icon of mineUse icon to talk about sb who is special to a particular group of people (a group that you may or may not belong to yourself). * icon指特定群体崇拜的人,不论说话者是否属于这一群体◆a feminist / gay icon(= sb that feminists / gay people admire)女性解放运动者/同性恋者的偶像◆a feminist/gay hero■idolˈaɪdl [countable] a person that is loved and admired very much偶像◆As a young man, he was a teen idol.他年轻时是青少年的偶像。◆She has been my idol since I was a child.她是我从小就崇拜的偶像。ⓘ Idol is often used about young people's attitude to sb famous, for example pop stars, film actors, etc. Common collocates are pop, teen and screen. * idol常用来表示年轻人对流行歌星、影星等名人的热爱和崇拜。常见搭配词有pop、teen和screen。 see also idolize ⇨ loveverb■heroineˈherəʊɪn; NAmEˈheroʊɪn [countable] a woman who is admired by many people for doing sth brave or good, or that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that she has女英雄;女偶像◆She is widely regarded as one of the heroines of the revolution.人们普遍认为她是这场革命中的女英雄之一。◆Madonna was her teenage heroine.麦当娜是她少女时代的偶像。