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单词 legend
释义
legend
(leənd )
Word forms: legends
1. variable noun B2
A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true.
...the legends of ancient Greece. [+ of]
...the Robin Hood legend.
The play was based on Irish legend.
Synonyms: myth, story, tale, fiction  
2. countable noun
If you refer to someone as a legend, you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people. [approval]
...blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King.
3. variable noun B2
A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time.
The incident has since become a family legend.
His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.
Collocations:
living legend
Everyone knows what he's done in the game, he's a living legend of football.
Times, Sunday Times
His status as a living legend allows him to make brave decisions.
Times, Sunday Times
Talked, for example, about being a living legend.
Times, Sunday Times
After his 100m victory, the star had insisted he would not rest until he secured the 200m crown as well to become a 'living legend'.
The Sun
Then the living legend arrived on the pitch.
The Sun
local legend
Spout, a local legend, hires out equipment and dispenses his knowledge to ensure that you have a great day frolicking in the waves.
Times, Sunday Times
Local legend has it that the statues 'walked' to their destinations.
Times, Sunday Times
Local legend tells of a 10th-century prince who lived there as a hermit.
Times, Sunday Times
But it could also stem from local legend.
Smithsonian Mag
From bamboozling an innocent chap into confessing to a terrible crime, to convincing a whole town about a local legend that he's just made up.
The Sun
music legend
Spy a statue of the music legend himself, as well as the square where jazz was born in the 19th century.
The Sun
A source close to the 62-year-old music legend, who slipped into unconsciousness last week, revealed there had been signs of him recovering.
The Sun
You truly were a music legend — and your music will continue to live on for many years to come.
The Sun
This documentary charts his rise from those humble beginnings to his current status as a country music legend.
The Sun
The song - released in 1965 - has been hailed by musicians and historians as possibly the most important song in rock music legend.
Times, Sunday Times
musical legend
A modern musical legend bows out on a high.
The Sun
The hyperbole of a proud dad or the impartial judgment of a musical legend?
Times, Sunday Times
An entertaining watch with - as you'd expect in a film about a musical legend - an outstanding rock 'n' roll soundtrack.
The Sun
She's a musical legend for a reason.
Times, Sunday Times
A cracking yet touching show, in which the comedy legend honours the musical legend, and lets his songs tell a story.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 传说
Japanese: 伝説
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