idol

idol

object of worship; a person blindly adored: The rock star was an idol to many teenagers.
Not to be confused with:idle – not in use; unemployed; inactive: The lifeguard was idle during the winter months.idyll – narrative poem; carefree experience: Their affair was simply a romantic idyll.

i·dol

I0023200 (īd′l)n.1. a. An image used as an object of worship.b. A false god.2. One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.

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[Middle English, from Old French idole, from Late Latin īdōlum, from Greek eidōlon, phantom, idol, from eidos, form; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

idol

(ˈaɪdəl) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Judaism any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid3. a person who is revered, admired, or highly loved[C13: from Late Latin īdōlum, from Latin: image, from Greek eidōlon, from eidos shape, form]

i•dol

(ˈaɪd l)

n. 1. an image or other material object representing a deity and worshiped as such. 2. (in the Bible) a deity other than God. 3. a person or thing devotedly or excessively admired. 4. a mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance. 5. a false notion; fallacy. [1200–50; Middle English < Late Latin īdōlum < Greek eídōlon image, idol]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	idol - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"graven image, godeffigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"golden calf - (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedlyjoss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idolJuggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna
	2.	idol - someone who is adored blindly and excessivelymatinee idolheartthrob - an object of infatuationprincipal, star, lead - an actor who plays a principal role
	3.	idol - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a conceptbeau ideal, paragon, perfectionideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attaingold standard - a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"

idol

noun1. hero, superstar, pin-up, favourite, pet, darling, beloved (slang), fave (informal) They cheered as they caught sight of their idol.2. graven image, god, image, deity, pagan symbol They shaped the substance into idols that were eaten ceremoniously.

Translations

偶像崇拜的对象神像

idol

(ˈaidl) noun1. an image of a god, which is worshipped. The tribesmen bowed down before their idol. 偶像, 神像 偶像，神像 2. a greatly loved person, thing etc. The singer was the idol of thousands of teenagers. 崇拜的對象 崇拜的对象idolatry (aiˈdolətri) noun1. the worship of idols. 偶像崇拜 偶像崇拜2. too great admiration, especially of a person. 盲目崇拜 盲目崇拜iˈdolatrous adjective 盲目崇�� 盲目崇拜的iˈdolatrously adverb 盲目崇拜地 盲目崇拜地ˈidolize, ˈidolise verb to love or admire a person etc greatly or too much. She idolized her older brother. 當偶像崇拜 把...当偶像崇拜