hero

he‧ro W3 / hɪərəʊ $ hɪroʊ / 名词 ( 复数形式 heroes ) [可数名词]

1 a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave → heroine :

He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a national hero .

His father was a war hero , a former fighter pilot.

the unsung heroes who drove convoys of aid to Bosnia

hero of

a hero of the Great War

A man hailed as a hero for 50 years has been unmasked as a traitor.

2 the man or boy who is the main character in a book, film, play etc → heroine

hero of

Phileas Fogg, hero of Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’

3 a man who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality → heroine

sb’s hero

When I was small, Uncle Fred was my hero.

hero of

Einstein is the hero of those who explore science at its deepest level.

4 American English a long thin sandwich filled with meat, cheese etc

COLLOCATIONS

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.

sb’s boyhood/childhood hero (= someone who was your hero when you were a boy/child ) McEnroe had been one of his boyhood heroes.

动词

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.

短语

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.