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单词 legend
释义
legend1 nounlegend2 adjective
legendle‧gend1 /ˈledʒənd/ ●●○ noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINlegend
Origin:
1300-1400 French légende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legere ‘to gather, choose, read’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Legend has it that Sarah Heln, who died in 1913, was shut alive inside a lead coffin.
  • According to legend, the whole castle was washed into the sea.
  • Among Mexican music fans, Fernandez is a legend.
  • Michael Jordan is a living legend of basketball.
  • The Legend of Prince Valiant
  • the legend of Robin Hood
  • the rock and roll legend Elvis Presley
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • According to the legend, Bodhidharma fell asleep in the course of an extremely long meditation.
  • Details of wounding are given in the legend to Table 1.
  • His stories about that night became legend.
  • Joey, a legend among motor-cycling fans in Ulster, has always been a man of the people.
  • Khan had topped the field for ten years and was a legend in his sport.
  • The guy is a legend around the plant.
  • The media could not resist the combination of pop meeting sporting legend.
  • To kick off the event, he invited fitness legend Jack LaLanne to cavort with the models.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a description of how something happened that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary: · a ghost story· a love story· It’s a story about a man who loses his memory.· a book of short stories
a story about strange imaginary events, or exciting events that happened in the past: · a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen· I loved hearing tales of his travels.
noun [countable, uncountable] a very old imaginary story about gods and magical creatures: · an ancient myth· Greek and Roman myths
noun [countable, uncountable] an old story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true: · popular legends of the creation of the world· According to legend, King Arthur was buried there.
a traditional imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals: · the fable of the tortoise and the hare· a Chinese fable
a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history: · an epic about 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace
a story about a series of events that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family: · a family saga beginning in the 1880s
informal a long exciting story that is not completely true: · The movie’s a rattling good yarn and full of action.
Longman Language Activatora famous person
a very famous and successful actor, entertainer, or sports player: · Hollings' latest movie role could make her a big star.movie/rock/tennis etc star: · John Cusack is one of my favourite movie stars.· She was once married to a well-known football star.big star: · If he becomes a big TV star, we'll probably never hear from him again.
also celeb informal someone who is well known, for example as an entertainer or sports player, and who is often seen on television or written about in newspapers: · People waited outside for the chance to see some celebrities.· The bar is a good place to go if you want to spot some celebs.TV/showbusiness/media etc celebrity: · The club is popular with media celebrities and literary types.celebrity interview/photograph/biography etc: · Mattie reads mainly tabloids and celebrity biographies.celebrity golf tournament/game show (=in which celebrities take part): · Nash played in a celebrity golf tournament while in Canada.minor celebrity (=not extremely famous, popular, or successful): · Six minor celebrities took part in the charity "Big Brother" programme.
an actor, musician, or sports player who is famous all over the world: · Janet Jackson became a superstar largely because of her exciting music videos.radio/TV/basketball etc superstar: · Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky played for L.A. before retiring.
someone who is well known because they often appear on television and at public events: · For years she was one of the best-loved personalities in the newspaper gossip columns.TV/radio/sports etc personality: · Radio personality Don Imus has gotten in trouble again for what he said on the air.
informal a famous and successful performer: · Eric Hawkins, one of the big names of modern American dance
someone who has become very famous over a long period of time, especially because they are very good at a particular activity: · Among Mexican music fans, Fernandez is a legend.living legend/legend in somebody's own lifetime (=someone who has become a legend while still alive): · Michael Jordan is a living legend of basketball.
a person, company, or product that is a household name is so famous that everyone knows their name: · Coca-Cola is a household name all over the world.make somebody/something a household name: · Ralph Nader's consumer activism has made him a household name in the U.S.
a story
a description of real or imaginary events, which is told or written to entertain people: · All children love stories.· The film was OK, but I didn't think the story was very realistic.· a book of short storiestell/read somebody a story: · Sally, will you read us a story?story about: · Grandpa's always telling us stories about when he was a boystory of: · The movie tells the story of a young girl brought up in the Deep South in the 1930s.ghost/love story: · We sat around the fire telling ghost stories.fairy story (=a story about imaginary people, creatures, and events): · He looked like some giant from a fairy story.true story (=about events that really happened): · The film is based on a true story.
an exciting story about imaginary events: tale of: · 'Treasure Island' - a tale of pirates and adventuretell a tale: · She told us many tales about when our father was a child.fairy tale (=a story about imaginary creatures, people, and events): · Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales
writing that describes imaginary people and events: · So much modern fiction is full of sex and violence.work of fiction: · Although it is a work of fiction, it is based on fact.crime/romantic/historical etc fiction: · Adopting the style of romantic fiction, she said, ''I love him passionately''.science fiction (=stories about imaginary future times): · a science fiction novel
a very old story, about gods and magical creatures: · The myth tells of how the gods sent fire to the earth in flashes of lightning.· a ballet based on a Greek myth· The heroes of myth all had some point of weakness.
an old story, usually about strange events or people with magic powers: · According to legend, the whole castle was washed into the sea.legend of: · the legend of Robin Hoodlegend has it (that) (=according to legend): · Legend has it that Sarah Heln, who died in 1913, was shut alive inside a lead coffin.
a short funny story about something that really happened: · Personal anecdotes have no place in an academic essay.anecdote about: · The book is full of amusing anecdotes about his time in the police force.
a story about a series of connected events or adventures that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family: · The novel is a historical saga, set in Tudor times.saga of: · Her saga of the rise and fall of a powerful family dynasty was a great commercial success.
a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history: · The film was billed as an epic -- an adventure story that would take the world and the box-office by storm.· The history of a single event has been spun out to fill a 255 page epic. epic poem/hero/style etc: · the epic poem "Beowulf'
WORD SETS
centaur, nounchimera, nounCyclops, noundeity, noundemigod, nounfaun, noungod, noungriffin, noungryphon, nounHades, nounlegend, nounlotus, nounmyth, nounmythic, adjectivemythical, adjectivenymph, nounoracle, nounsaga, nounsatyr, nounsphinx, nounwyvern, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· You will have heard the old legend about how the rocks were formed.
· According to a local legend, the tree was planted by a wizard.
(=one that many people believe)· A popular legend grew up about him.
· the figure of Hercules in Greek legend
(=the legends about King Arthur of Britain)· The castle of Camelot plays an important role in Arthurian legend.
verbs
· The incident became legend.
(=developed over time)· The legend of his bravery grew after he killed the dragon.
· Legend says King Arthur’s sword was thrown into one of the pools here.
· The legend tells how the King of Troy offended Poseidon, the sea god.
(=says)· Two people, so the legend goes, refused to flee.
(=connected with it)· The cave has an unusual legend attached to it.
phrases
(=says that)· Legend has it that Rhodes was home to the sun god Helios.
(also be the stuff of legend) (=have stories told about them)· The island has long been the subject of legend.
· I read and reread the Greek myths and legends.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Apples crop up everywhere from the dinner table to our most ancient myths and legends.· Sometimes nature is just as strange as ancient legends.
· It is said that the Wizard of Arthurian legend was born here.· Pentecost is also the high feast of the Arthurian Grail legends.· Could Castle Dore even challenge Tintagel as being at the root of the Arthurian legends?
· Many of parking's living legends were there.· A living legend passed away when Ferdinando Keast died in 1891, aged 87.
· She found that local legends and place names corresponded accurately with the particular sector of the zodiac where they were found.· She wants to discover more about the history and local legends of Melsonby.
· A horror descends upon the project; an old legend comes back to do the work of the innovators.· We've all put the Worm down to a dusty old legend.
VERB
· That city had, according to legend, been destroyed in ancient times by fire from heaven.
· The sign bore the chilling legend Temporary Mortuary.
· Jean Cocteau said that history is facts which become lies and that legends are lies which become history.· His stories about that night became legend.· His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.· He had become a figure of legend.· What Gutfreund said has become a legend at Salomon Brothers and a visceral part of its corporate identity.· In time, Chagnon became a legend of ferocity in the Amazon.· He had become a legend and he ensured he got the kind of treatment only a legend deserved.
· B, the petiole of the cotyledon was chilled as described in Fig. 1 legend, but no further treatment was applied.· Sugar conformations and glycosidic rotation angles have been estimated as described in the legend to Table 1.
· Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona, lasted a minute, and has lived in legend since 1881.· Blue Mooney, a living legend in his own time.· He was really living the rock star legend to the ninth degree.· Their names will live in legend.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • After all, stranger things have happened: legend has it that the hooked burrs of plants inspired the invention of Velcro.
  • And rumour has it that the big-name band will be outrageous rockers Guns N' Roses.
  • But word has it that the Tucson Symphony is taking over the building sometime in mid-December.
  • His name is cited in the four gospels. Legend has it that he obtained the holy grail from the last supper.
  • It started with a cross placed along the railroad tracks, where legend has it that he was lynched.
  • Pass the spliff, mon. Word has it the band is compelling as hell in person.
  • This was initiated, so legend has it, when the lavatories were out of order.
  • Turn right to the Cerne Giant viewing point. Legend has it that a real giant terrorised the locals.
  • one of the living legends of rhythm and blues
  • A living legend passed away when Ferdinando Keast died in 1891, aged 87.
  • Blue Mooney, a living legend in his own time.
  • Many of parking's living legends were there.
1[countable, uncountable] an old well-known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical events → myth:  a book of ancient Greek legendslegend of the legend of St George and the dragonaccording to legend According to legend, he escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea. Local legend has it that (=says that) the island was the original Garden of Eden.► see thesaurus at story2[countable] someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing somethingtennis/footballing/music etc legend We must put more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis legends of the future. a marvellous player who was a legend in his own lifetime► see thesaurus at star → living legend at living1(6)3be a legend British English informal to be a person that you admire a lot – used especially by young people:  My stepfather is an absolute legend.4[countable] literary words that have been written somewhere, for example on a sign:  A sign above the door bore the legend ‘Patience is a Virtue’.5[countable] technical the words that explain a picture or map → keyCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesan old/ancient legend· You will have heard the old legend about how the rocks were formed.a local legend· According to a local legend, the tree was planted by a wizard.a popular legend (=one that many people believe)· A popular legend grew up about him.a Greek/Roman/Celtic etc legend· the figure of Hercules in Greek legendArthurian 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· The incident became legend.a legend grew (up) (=developed over time)· The legend of his bravery grew after he killed the dragon.(the) legend says· Legend says King Arthur’s sword was thrown into one of the pools here.the legend tells how· The legend tells how the King of Troy offended Poseidon, the sea god.the legend goes (=says)· Two people, so the legend goes, refused to flee.a legend is attached to something (=connected with it)· The cave has an unusual legend attached to it.phraseslegend has it that (=says that)· Legend has it that Rhodes was home to the sun god Helios.be the subject of legend (also be the stuff of legend) (=have stories told about them)· The island has long been the subject of legend.myths and legends· I read and reread the Greek myths and legends.
legend1 nounlegend2 adjective
legendlegend2 adjective British English informal Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • After all, stranger things have happened: legend has it that the hooked burrs of plants inspired the invention of Velcro.
  • And rumour has it that the big-name band will be outrageous rockers Guns N' Roses.
  • But word has it that the Tucson Symphony is taking over the building sometime in mid-December.
  • His name is cited in the four gospels. Legend has it that he obtained the holy grail from the last supper.
  • It started with a cross placed along the railroad tracks, where legend has it that he was lynched.
  • Pass the spliff, mon. Word has it the band is compelling as hell in person.
  • This was initiated, so legend has it, when the lavatories were out of order.
  • Turn right to the Cerne Giant viewing point. Legend has it that a real giant terrorised the locals.
  • one of the living legends of rhythm and blues
  • A living legend passed away when Ferdinando Keast died in 1891, aged 87.
  • Blue Mooney, a living legend in his own time.
  • Many of parking's living legends were there.
 very good – used especially by young people:  This song is absolutely legend!
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