| 单词 | hero |
| 释义 | hero (hɪəroʊ ) Word forms: heroes 1. countable noun B1 The hero of a book, play, film, or story is the main male character, who usually has good qualities. The hero of Doctor Zhivago dies in 1929. [+ of] ...the author's decision to make his hero a photographer. Synonyms: protagonist, leading man, lead actor, male lead 2. countable noun B1 A hero is someone who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. He called Mr Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. ...the goalscoring hero of the British hockey team. They think you're some sort of hero. Synonyms: star, champion, celebrity, victor 3. countable noun [usually singular, with poss] If you describe someone as your hero, you mean that you admire them a great deal, usually because of a particular quality or skill that they have. He was the boyhood hero for every kid of my generation who knew anything about tennis. No matter, he remained the hero of the crowds. Quotations: Unhappy the land that is in need of heroesGalileo If I was to stumble upon Jesus Christ I'd say `Good Afternoon' and then walk on. But if I met Robert Burns or Shakespeare, well, that would be a different matter. I'd stop and talk for a wee while See, the conquering hero comes! Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!Judas Maccabeus Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his visionThe Presidential Papers Collocations: hero status Hero status also carries a generous government pension. Times, Sunday Times But surely your lose your hero status when you quit the club just two days before their first match of the season. The Sun He earned folk hero status during the 1984-85 strike as the only apprentice miner to refuse to cross the picket lines. Times,Sunday Times But it has been his influence on the club in under a month of action that has warranted this early hero status. The Sun So at the end of the season everybody will remember the last eight or nine games, and that's when you get hero status. Times, Sunday Times The hometown hero in the colours of their fiercest rivals. The Sun For now, though, just being a hometown hero will do. The Sun Given opportunity to quote a hometown hero, the inclusion of the person's name will stimulate interest in the rest of the presentation. Christianity Today And the hometown hero cannot wait to have his favourite snack after the fight. The Sun His monthly column featured many so-called hometown heroes who sent in demos to showcase their abilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His willingness to sweat blue blood in the cause, as well as his goals, has made him an instant hero. Times, Sunday Times He dramatically kept us up and was an instant hero. Times, Sunday Times Embrace football's ability to create instant heroes. Times, Sunday Times He became a legendary hero for his good deeds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He honours the shirt of some legendary heroes. Times, Sunday Times Legendary heroes were often required to climb mountains as a symbolic and heroic act in order to achieve the goals of their quests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This seems to have led people to associate legendary heroes called lfr with the elves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They often depict legendary heroes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Who are some of your literary heroes? ST It would seem many of his film and literary heroes are of a type-romantic, embattled loners with a persecution complex. Globe and Mail Throughout his career he was a heroworshipper, with a special fascination for forgotten or fading literary heroes. Times, Sunday Times Set at the turn of the century, the story involves a group of literary heroes who team up to prevent an impending war. Globe and Mail You readers are my literary heroes. Times, Sunday Times I was a local hero, a big fish in a little pond. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And if you need a local hero to come to your rescue, who are you gonna call? The Sun (2012) Imagine a career where you begin at your hometown club and become a local hero. Times, Sunday Times (2015) ` Lone local hero fights to re-open rights of way against a barrage of local resentment. SANDS OF TIME (2003) Of course: the local hero, the Coronal whose name was a synonym for triumph. KING OF DREAMS (2001) We're all about the family and the rugged individual, the lone hero. Christianity Today They just bolster his image as a lone hero facing down the global bully. The Sun A lone hero stands against a gang of outlaws in a town where both lawmen and townspeople are unable or unwilling to help. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here, for the first time, a lone hero stands up to, and ultimately defeats, the gang. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Similarly, many critics exalt stories which feature a lone hero fighting for his ideals against an inert and amoral system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As one of our most memorable modern-day heroes recalled events leading up to that historic photo, tears still welled up in his eyes. The Sun Here, she looks at what that ideal meant and looks for modern-day heroes. Times, Sunday Times He said reforms would drive up quality but acknowledged health and social care are under 'unprecedented pressure' and hailed workers as 'modern-day heroes'. The Sun Sport encourages us to make myths of the events played out before us and to make mythical heroes of the people who brought them about. Times, Sunday Times There are three main mythical elements of the novel: classical stories alluding to foundations and origins, characters resembling mythical heroes, and supernatural elements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legends were spread about many historical and mythical heroes that they were conceived by a dragon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It shows the national hero traumatized and self-doubting, and vanquished by forces he never quite understands. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) And why is there no statue or Bank Holiday to the memory of this national hero or heroine? Times, Sunday Times (2010) The former schoolteacher is already a national hero in his adopted homeland. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Daddy is a national hero, parachuting out of planes and loving his grandchildren. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We really want to attend to say farewell to a real hero, a legend. The Sun (2009) Bear has experienced some hair-raising animal encounters while filming but says the real hero is his cameraman. The Sun (2007) Behind the mausoleum, several of the visitors spied a real hero. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He was just the first to brave the busy traffic, hoping for a word or a photo with a genuine, real-life hero. Times, Sunday Times But he proved a real-life hero when he successfully landed a chopper after its electrics failed - wrestling with the controls to bring it down without any serious injuries. The Sun They are real-life heroes we should all look up to and admire. The Sun It can be anything related to football, from cigarette cards to computer games, crazy away strips to club songs, cartoon characters to real-life heroes. Times, Sunday Times The two were real-life heroes. Times, Sunday Times Avatar takes us to a world beyond imagination where a reluctant hero fights to save the alien planet he has learned to call home. The Sun And so our reluctant hero performs one last disappearing act, into the mundanity of a writer's life. Times, Sunday Times But where was our reluctant hero five minutes later? The Sun For all that, he was a reluctant hero. Times, Sunday Times King emerges as the reluctant hero. Times, Sunday Times Some see him as a dashing romantic hero who embodies the nation's frontier spirit. Times, Sunday Times A romantic hero has only one significant dimension. Times, Sunday Times I don't want to be typecast as the romantic hero. The Sun His solitude and survival techniques transformed him into a romantic hero. Times,Sunday Times Six feet tall, athletically built, he was flawlessly handsome and possessed a polished virility that made him the ideal romantic hero in period and modern roles. Times,Sunday Times There is nothing in the world so passé as yesterday's sporting hero. THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE You too can be a real sporting hero. The Sun (2011) But spare a thought for another sporting hero. The Sun (2011) Do you have a sporting hero? Times, Sunday Times (2009) This qualifies her for true sporting hero status because we British prefer stars to suffer for their spoils. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The tragic hero also, however, traditionally carries a heavy responsibility for his own fate. The Times Literary Supplement In the revisionist stories, she can even become an antihero or a tragic hero. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His lament signals for some critics the final catastrophe and his role as tragic hero. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In other words, the focus of the tragic hero should not be in the loss of his prosperity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later, the series evolves into an elaborate fantasy series, incorporating elements of classical and contemporary mythology, ultimately placing its protagonist in the role of a tragic hero. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her family described her as a 'true hero'. Times, Sunday Times You will always be a true hero and best wishes for the future. The Sun Now, more than 14 years later, he has become as accomplished as almost anyone and a true hero. Times, Sunday Times Like a true hero he discovers his journey has brought about change at home, too. Times, Sunday Times You are an inspiration, a true hero, a legend. The Sun They had to wait another nine for their unlikely hero to come on. The Sun Strange to say, but he was an unlikely hero. Times, Sunday Times Hello film buffs, here's your chance to spoil a movie by casting an unlikely hero in the title role, eg... Times, Sunday Times The governor's performance has turned him into an unlikely hero of the crisis. Times,Sunday Times The unlikely hero twice forced home equalisers for the visitors and had a late header cleared off the line. The Sun Here's what you need to know about the unsung hero of your beauty regime. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Fortune has so often been the unsung hero of the weighing room. The Sun (2007) This sort of award should go to an unsung hero who has given up their time for charity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Something of an unsung hero for the Catalan giants. The Sun (2011) He is my unsung hero. Times, Sunday Times (2015) If you were male at drama school, you were a working-class hero. Times, Sunday Times But to be a true working-class hero you need to win. Times, Sunday Times He surely was a man among men, a genuine working-class hero. Times, Sunday Times He was an absolute giant, a working-class hero. Times, Sunday Times The red half has its own working-class hero. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 英雄 Japanese: ヒーロー |
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