| 单词 | heroic |
| 释义 | heroic (hɪroʊɪk ) Word forms: heroics 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a person or their actions as heroic, you admire them because they show extreme bravery. His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of the country. Synonyms: courageous, brave, daring, bold heroically (hɪroʊɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb] He had acted heroically during the liner's evacuation. 2. adjective If you describe an action or event as heroic, you admire it because it involves great effort or determination to succeed. [approval] The company has made heroic efforts at cost reduction. He finally faltered in the last game of a heroic match. Their dogged single-mindedness is almost heroic. heroically adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] Single parents cope heroically in doing the job of two people. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Heroic means being or relating to the hero of a story. ...the book's central, heroic figure. 4. plural noun Heroics are actions involving bravery, courage, or determination. ...the man whose aerial heroics helped save the helicopter pilot. England need heroics from the captain now. 5. plural noun If you describe someone's actions or plans as heroics, you think that they are foolish or dangerous because they are too difficult or brave for the situation in which they occur. [spoken, disapproval] He said his advice was: 'No heroics, stay within the law.' Cut it out, Perry. You've performed your heroics. It's all over now. Quotations: The high sentiments always win in the end, the leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroicThe Art of Donald McGill Collocations: heroic achievement Occasional adversity provides convenient counterpoint to heroic achievement. Times, Sunday Times And to mark his heroic achievement we are giving you this mega pullout of highlights of his epic season. The Sun Whilst undoubtedly a heroic achievement, the cup run, along with injuries to key players, contributed to a falling away of league form. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were some heroic achievements here yesterday, almost beyond comprehension. Times, Sunday Times If last season's heroic achievements are repeated, the work will be complete and greatness assured. Times, Sunday Times Let us make the heroic assumption that a majority can be corralled in parliament for that proposition. Times, Sunday Times But - and this may be a heroic assumption - there would be little excuse for a second or subsequent lockdowns. Times,Sunday Times This would be a heroic assumption if its motivation wasn't so unheroic. Times, Sunday Times Proper outrage in this case requires two heroic assumptions. Times, Sunday Times When all these heroic assumptions turn out to be wrong, the implied pace of deficit reduction will have to be slowed down again. Times, Sunday Times He perished in this heroic attempt to save the ship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His heroic attempt greatly increased his comrades' morale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite heroic attempts by some travel editors, 'eco' and 'tourism' are a non sequitur. Times, Sunday Times But reproductive breeding researchers have made heroic attempts to circumvent the pitfalls of incompatibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heroic attempts have been made to find people of stature to fill these posts. Times, Sunday Times It was just another way of trying to stand out among one's fellow men, searching for one's 'heroic narrative'. Times, Sunday Times Sport continues to provide the most vivid manifestation of the human spirit, imbuing modern society with the heroic narrative that so many of us crave. Times, Sunday Times This isn't a heroic narrative of good conquering evil. Times, Sunday Times He owed his life to a heroic rescue by one of the other pitmen, who risked his life to dig him out, something he never forgot. Times, Sunday Times No lives were lost, thanks to heroic rescue efforts in blizzard conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A shrapnel shell exploded overhead just as his comrades were ready to cheer him for his heroic rescue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While firefighters are often hailed for their heroic rescues, these inspections, an almost invisible part of their work, are equally important. Globe and Mail Along with covering the history and the demanding training rescue swimmers must complete, the specials also feature dramatic on-scene footage of several heroic rescues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ageing hero returns after 20 years in prison, tutoring a thief to take over his heroic role and tackle corrupt government officials. The Sun Here he transformed the visitors once again and only the width of a post denied him a second heroic role. The Sun It even features a theatre critic in a modestly heroic role - not something you see every day. Times, Sunday Times He enjoyed the opportunity to play a heroic role, and said the film gave him a chance to display his versatility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the monster films of the 1950s, the scientist often played a heroic role as the only person who could provide a technological fix for some impending doom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Let heroic sacrifice be the route to personal redemption! Times,Sunday Times Often it involves remarkable bravery and heroic sacrifice. The Sun His on-air tributes would often recount some heroic sacrifice or tragic event, bringing the audience (and sometimes the subject) to the point of tears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The experience point system of the game gave great awards to novel thinking and heroic sacrifice, in addition to defeating one's enemies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The images were romanticized, depicting heroic sacrifice and victory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As both heroic soldier and enthusiastic man about town, a reliable source of stories. Times, Sunday Times We might dream about heroic soldiers sweeping into town and stomping all over the bad guys. Christianity Today One wrong move can mean the difference between life and death for your heroic soldiers. The Sun His heroic stand so inspired his comrades that they launched a counterattack that completely repulse the enemy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Depending on one's viewpoint, this event was one of the great mistakes and military blunders of this time in history, or the last heroic stand of a gallant few. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some personality types are better equipped for heroic stands. Christianity Today It was one of warfare's most heroic stands, yet today the war - let alone the battle - rarely features in school history lessons. The Sun The humble art of kick-chasing has never enjoyed such heroic status. Times, Sunday Times The players tear around the pitch, try to win, concede and score goals, and gain and lose heroic status. Times, Sunday Times Their turbo-charged abilities were central to their heroic status. Times, Sunday Times But he could never have played the hero, because for him it was creativity itself that had the heroic status, beyond politics, beyond patriotism, beyond even personal happiness. The Times Literary Supplement We should see these acts for what they are: the arrogance of mediocre individuals who wish to claim heroic status for cowardly acts against undefended innocents. Times, Sunday Times Within days and weeks of the event, the heroic story began to circulate and each storyteller added embellishments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would have settled yesterday for a less heroic story, one simply of better luck. Times, Sunday Times But the very detail of these heroic stories can betray their fictional character. The Times Literary Supplement Dozens of similarly heroic stories later emerged. Times, Sunday Times This links to him being referred to as an ardent imperialist who intended to tell heroic stories of said war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sense of stupendous, heroic struggle infused the whole of his masterpiece. The Times Literary Supplement With many kicking-the-bottle stories there can be an element of heroic struggle. Times,Sunday Times As miners acquire indoor loos, televisions and mortgages like everyone else, heroic struggle fades into the light of common day. Times, Sunday Times They had miscarried in a heroic struggle for liberty; after having combated every hardship and conquered every difficulty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Deep-sea cables, no longer a heroic struggle against the elements, had become instead a mature technology and a serious business. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I loved listening to my grandparents' heroic tales from the war. Times, Sunday Times So the film can't be the heroic tale of a political martyr it needs to be in order to hold us and take our breath away. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her autobiography recounts heroic tales of battling the weather with six-foot canvases in hand. The Times Literary Supplement Don't bore them with your heroic tales. Times, Sunday Times I heard a sermon today about heroic virtue. Christianity Today In heroic virtue we actually can live lives that are full of love. Christianity Today Baker's heroic virtue, a prerequisite for his eventual beatification. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As for heroic virtue, it derives its merit from a suspect source: pride. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The heroic virtues dazzle us as rarely as the winter stars. The Times Literary Supplement Thus ends a great and truly heroic adventure. Times, Sunday Times If the gospel meets the deepest longings of the human heart, particularly the longing to live a truly heroic life, then preaching must be direct. Christianity Today It was truly heroic stuff. Times,Sunday Times His efforts are truly heroic. Times, Sunday Times The latter has sturdy high notes, but his narrow-bore timbre rarely sounds truly heroic. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 英勇的, 英勇的 Japanese: 勇敢な, 英雄的な言動 |
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