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单词 fame
释义
famefame /feɪm/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfame
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin fama ‘report, fame’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • At the height of his fame, it is estimated that 500 million people watched his show.
  • He never really achieved the fame and fortune he dreamed of.
  • She came to Hollywood in search of fame.
  • The book is about Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame.
  • The novel's main character has a choice between fame and love.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Be ambitious not for money, not for selfish aggrandizement, not for the evanescent thing which men call fame.
  • Great fame is spread of the matter.
  • I take all that fame with a pinch of salt.
  • In the 1980s, Stevens found fame and the album was re-released and eventually sold more than 100,000 copies.
  • Only a few won any lasting fame.
  • So this was what fame is like!
  • The prizes in fame and funding are substantial and attractive.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone is famous
the success and attention people get when they are famous: · She came to Hollywood in search of fame.at the height of somebody's fame (=when someone is most famous): · At the height of his fame, it is estimated that 500 million people watched his show.fame and fortune (=fame and money): · He never really achieved the fame and fortune he dreamed of.of television/movie/baseball etc fame (=famous because of television, films etc): · The book is about Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame.
when someone is very famous, especially in music, films, or sport: · Stardom is the ultimate ambition of most young singers and actors.· She feared that by having a baby she had sacrificed her chances of stardom.
written fame and admiration that someone has because of something good such as great skill, knowledge, or bravery: · The general's victories won him renown throughout the country.of great/international/high etc renown: · Speakers of international renown will attend the conference.
to become famous
· Many people dream of becoming famous.· The brand name has become well known in Britain through clever advertising.become famous overnight (=very suddenly) · With the success of their first record, they became famous overnight.
to become well known, especially as a result of hard work or an unusual achievement: · Clint Eastwood first made a name for himself in the TV series "Rawhide".make your name/make a name for yourself as: · By the time he was 30, Evans had made his name as the editor of "The Sunday Times".· She is beginning to make a name for herself as a fashion designer.
to become famous, especially suddenly: · John Lydon shot to fame in the mid-1970s as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.· She won fame as the youngest-ever Olympic champion gymnast.
to become famous for something bad: · The director's films have achieved notoriety for their graphic depiction of violence.achieve a certain notoriety (=become slightly famous for something): · The club has achieved a certain notoriety as a meeting place for criminals and drug dealers.
to suddenly become very famous and receive a lot of attention from the newspapers, television etc, sometimes only for a short time: · The island hit the headlines last year when huge tidal waves killed 2,000 people.· The bizarre court case was shown on TV and made headlines around the world.
someone, especially a young person, who is quickly becoming more and more famous: · She's one of the rising stars of politics and an excellent public speaker.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· He won fame when he appeared in the film ‘The Graduate’.
· Amy Johnson found fame as a pilot.
· Chomsky’s theories about language brought him fame.
(=become famous)· She rose to fame during the early Sixties.
(=become famous very suddenly)· She shot to fame as a result of her victory in the Olympics.
(=try to become famous)· He sought fame in the jazz clubs of New York.
(=be famous)· The town briefly enjoyed fame as the location of a popular television series.
adjectives
· Edinburgh achieved international fame as a centre of medical education.
· Her oil paintings won her national fame.
(=being famous for a long time)· Diderot gained lasting fame as the editor of the French Encyclopaedia.
(=being famous for a short time)· Ed achieved brief fame as a pop singer in the late 1980s.
· The success of her first novel brought her instant fame.
· His acting ability brought him great fame.
· Anna was finding it difficult to get used to her new-found fame.
phrases
· Her rise to fame has been astonishingly rapid.
(=when someone was most famous)· At the height of his fame, he could earn $5,000 a day.
(=reason for being famous)· One of his main claims to fame is having invented the electric light bulb.
(=being rich and famous)· He came to London to seek fame and fortune.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· Her success in the film ensured a rapid rise to fame.
· Their musical fame has spread far beyond their native country.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· This is noted of all. Great fame is spread of the matter.· In the Thirties and Forties, the period of his greatest fame, he lightened and enriched his palette.· She said that babies born in a caul were born to great fame or great misfortune, certainly something special.· Even in the years of his greatest fame, he continued with the routine business of publishing.
· Michael Langford achieved international fame with his daring coverage of the Indochina war, both on film and in still pictures.
· Each is steeped in interesting history and has at least one claim to national fame.· Her greatest compliment came in 1900 when she was accorded the title of Christmas-card Laureate which earned her national fame.
· Industry sources say he is now storming the gates of the international music establishment in search of worldwide fame.
VERB
· Jason Purvis, the starving beachcomber and would-be great novelist who at last did achieve a kind of fame.· She is the first member of our class to achieve fame.· Before his fight with Fitzmaurice took place, Burke achieved fame in entirely different circumstances.· He achieved campus-wide fame as the Phantom Poet.· They've achieved fame all over the world and have become synonymous with Oxford.· Michael Langford achieved international fame with his daring coverage of the Indochina war, both on film and in still pictures.· You've achieved a certain fame, but it won't last long unless you keep it going.· Connie's garden has achieved considerable fame in recent years and has appeared in a number of books.
· A stream of scientific papers began to bring fame but not fortune.· He believed this gig would bring him the fame, fortune and acceptance he craved.· But it could not do without its law students who brought business and fame and brilliance to the town.· His travels and publishing efforts brought fame, and in 1880 fame brought him a bishopric.· A by-product of cheesemaking on farms led to another product which was to bring fame to the name of Ayrshire.· Though his input has been enormous, he is modest about the extent to which it has brought him fame.
· But since the release of Chocolat, Dijon has another, slightly unusual, claim to fame too.· Everyone seems to want to get into television to claim their share of fame and fortune.
· Her greatest compliment came in 1900 when she was accorded the title of Christmas-card Laureate which earned her national fame.· The younger generations of Tenants still earn their share of fame and, unfortunately, notoriety.
· The retired Everton Football Club salesman has keenly followed the campaign and thoroughly enjoys finding a little fame at 70.
· In the 1980s, Stevens found fame and the album was re-released and eventually sold more than 100,000 copies.· Her dresses and jumpers have found more fame, All those years wasted - such a shame.· She found fame again due to her prowess at sewing a fine seam.· Because their climb to success has not been an overnight one, the boys find fame easy to handle.· Amy Johnson was a Hull girl who found fame as a pilot in the early days of aviation.· After many years of modest living and involvement in tennis Higueras has found new fame.· Now some of them could find fame closer to home.· Private Enterprise by Richard Smith Ferdie finds fame after years in background.
· He gained no instant parliamentary fame although he was a useful back-bencher.· Io was not the only girl who gained geographical fame be-cause Zeus fell in love with her.· He gained fame from his later still-life works.· Camilli, 89, was a San Francisco lad who gained fame as a slugging first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
· Henry rose to fame on his own.· After starting out in vaudeville shows, Burns rose to fame with his wife in radio and television programs.· Marinello rose to fame on the back of one of Hibernian's greatest eras.· She was, in fact, Bessie Cohen, who later rose to fame as a music hall soloist.
· Roy won fame in 1954 when he signed for Tiger comic and starred in his own publication from 1976.· Only a few won any lasting fame.· Growing older, learning to conquer his diffidence as he wins fame and fortune, still Hornblower does not change.· In the red light district he won his fame.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► catapult somebody to fame/stardom etc
  • Lane is a Broadway actor whose main claim to fame was his role as the voice of Timon in "The Lion King."
  • But their true calling, and claim to fame, is medicine.
  • His main claim to fame was that he made the Chiquita guitar that Billy Gibbons endorsed about ten, fifteen years ago.
  • It's a small, ordinary little village, its only claim to fame the castle, and the burial mounds.
  • It has no present claim to fame and its longest guidebook entry are the words in Domesday.
  • On this fact rests Blackpool's claim to fame.
  • That is his principal claim to fame.
  • Unlike the chocolate of the film, this is the village's claim to fame.
  • By the 1860's, when he was at the height of his fame, tragedy struck as he took increasingly to drink.
  • However, in 1985 he was at the height of his fame as a novelist.
  • Outwardly, the Cowboys appear to be at the height of their powers.
► What price fame/glory etc?
  • In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play.
  • All too often large advances can seem like a ticket to stardom.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivefamedfamousinfamousadverbfamouslyinfamouslynounfame
 the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements:  He claims he is not really interested in fame.of ... fame (=used to show what someone is famous for) Muhammad Ali, of boxing fameCOLLOCATIONSverbswin/gain fame· He won fame when he appeared in the film ‘The Graduate’.achieve/find fame· Amy Johnson found fame as a pilot.bring/win somebody/something fame· Chomsky’s theories about language brought him fame.rise to fame (=become famous)· She rose to fame during the early Sixties.shoot to fame (=become famous very suddenly)· She shot to fame as a result of her victory in the Olympics.seek fame (=try to become famous)· He sought fame in the jazz clubs of New York.enjoy fame (=be famous)· The town briefly enjoyed fame as the location of a popular television series.adjectivesinternational/worldwide fame· Edinburgh achieved international fame as a centre of medical education.national fame· Her oil paintings won her national fame.lasting fame (=being famous for a long time)· Diderot gained lasting fame as the editor of the French Encyclopaedia.brief fame (=being famous for a short time)· Ed achieved brief fame as a pop singer in the late 1980s.instant fame· The success of her first novel brought her instant fame.great fame· His acting ability brought him great fame.new-found fame· Anna was finding it difficult to get used to her new-found fame.phrasessomebody’s/something’s rise to fame· Her rise to fame has been astonishingly rapid.at the height of somebody’s/something’s fame (=when someone was most famous)· At the height of his fame, he could earn $5,000 a day.somebody’s/something’s claim to fame (=reason for being famous)· One of his main claims to fame is having invented the electric light bulb.fame and fortune (=being rich and famous)· He came to London to seek fame and fortune.
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