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a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good 英雄，豪傑（尤指男性） a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war) 戰鬥英雄 a hero of the First World War 一戰的英雄 one of the country’s national heroes 這個國家的一位民族英雄 His charity work has made him something of a local hero. 他的慈善工作使他成爲當地的英雄。 The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home. 奧運代表隊回國時受到了英雄般的歡迎。 Scientists like her are typically unsung heroes (= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be). 像她這樣的科學家是典型的無名英雄。 He was hailed as a hero after the rescue. 那次營救行動之後他就被譽爲英雄。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesa2Everyone 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。 He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero. 錦標賽結束後，他載譽歸來。 He was hailed as a hero after the rescue. 那次營救行動之後他就被譽爲英雄。 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。 John was no hero—he stood back as his friends approached the two armed border guards. 約翰可絕不是個勇士——他的朋友走向那兩個全副武裝的邊境警衛時，他卻往後躲。 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。 She was an unsung hero of the British film industry. 她是英國電影業默默無聞的英雄。 The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero. 這場拯救森林的戰鬥使他成爲當地的英雄。 The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country. 這首歌緬懷爲國捐軀的勇士。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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the main male character in a story, novel, film, etc. （故事、小說、電影等的）男主人公，男主角 The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. 這部小說的主人公是個十歲的男孩。 action heroes like Bruce Willis 像布魯斯·威利斯這樣的動作英雄
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea2, Literature and writinga2Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero. 他又矮又胖，不是愛情劇的典型主角。 Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes 堂吉诃德 － 塞萬提斯同名小說中的主人公 Tired of playing the square-jawed hero, he sought out more challenging roles. 厭倦了扮演方下巴的英雄，他尋找更具挑戰性的角色。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
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- figure
- worship
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a person, especially a man, that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have 崇拜的對象，偶像（尤指男性） my childhood hero 我孩提時的偶像 - hero to somebody
He became a hero to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms. 他因反對政府改革的決定成爲數百萬人的英雄。
Extra Examplesa chance to meet his hero 見他的偶像的機會 Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero. 吉米・亨德裏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。 His father was a hero figure to him. 父親是他心目中的英雄。 Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists. 愛因斯坦是衆多科學家心中無與倫比的英雄。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- genuine
- …
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
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- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
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- status
- figure
- worship
- …
- hero to
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
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a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food 潛艇三明治，長卷三明治（用長卷面包縱向切開，内夾各種食物） see also heroine
Word OriginMiddle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs.