idol

noun

/ˈaɪdl/

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a person or thing that is loved and admired very much
- a pop/teen idol
- the idol of countless teenagers
- He has been my idol since I was a child.
- a fallen idol (= somebody who is no longer popular)
see also matinee idol
Homophones idle | idol
idle idol
/ˈaɪdl/

/ˈaɪdl/
- idle adjective
  They haven't been idle since their first success—they still work hard.
- idol noun
  His bedroom is plastered with pictures of his screen idol Grace Kelly.
Extra Examples
- She is still my biggest idol.
- She'd always wanted to meet her idol.
- The film made an idol of her.
- a matinee idol of a bygone era
- her screen idol, Marilyn Monroe
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pop
- rock
- sports
- …
verb + idol
- make (somebody)
- emulate
- imitate
- …
See full entry
(often disapproving) a statue that is worshipped as a godTopics Religion and festivalsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French idole, from Latin idolum ‘image, form’ (used in ecclesiastical Latin in the sense ‘idol’), from Greek eidōlon, from eidos ‘form, shape’.

单词	idol
释义	idol noun /ˈaɪdl/ /ˈaɪdl/ jump to other results a person or thing that is loved and admired very much a pop/teen idol the idol of countless teenagers He has been my idol since I was a child. a fallen idol (= somebody who is no longer popular) see also matinee idol Homophones idle \| idolidle idol /ˈaɪdl/ /ˈaɪdl/ idle adjective They haven't been idle since their first success—they still work hard. idol noun His bedroom is plastered with pictures of his screen idol Grace Kelly. Extra Examples She is still my biggest idol. She'd always wanted to meet her idol. The film made an idol of her. a matinee idol of a bygone era her screen idol, Marilyn Monroe Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pop rock sports … verb + idol make (somebody) emulate imitate … See full entry (often disapproving) a statue that is worshipped as a godTopics Religion and festivalsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French idole, from Latin idolum ‘image, form’ (used in ecclesiastical Latin in the sense ‘idol’), from Greek eidōlon, from eidos ‘form, shape’.
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