hero

noun

/ˈhɪərəʊ/

/ˈhɪrəʊ/

(plural heroes)

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a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good
- a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war)
- a hero of the First World War
- one of the country’s national heroes
- His charity work has made him something of a local hero.
- The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home.
- Scientists like her are typically unsung heroes (= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be).
- He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
see also folk hero
Extra Examples
- Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour.
- He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.
- He was hailed as a hero after the rescue.
- He was one of the great football heroes of his day.
- John was no hero—he stood back as his friends approached the two armed border guards.
- O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball.
- She was an unsung hero of the British film industry.
- The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero.
- The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country.
- James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties.
Topics Personal qualitiesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- genuine
- …
verb + hero
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
hero + verb
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
hero + noun
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
preposition
- hero to
phrases
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
See full entry
the main male character in a story, novel, film, etc.
- The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
- action heroes like Bruce Willis
see also anti-hero, superhero
Wordfinder
- anti-hero
- baddy
- character
- goody
- hero
- love interest
- narrator
- protagonist
- trait
- villain
Extra Examples
- Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero.
- Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes
- Tired of playing the square-jawed hero, he sought out more challenging roles.
Topics Film and theatrea2, Literature and writinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- genuine
- …
verb + hero
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
hero + verb
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
hero + noun
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
preposition
- hero to
phrases
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
See full entry
a person, especially a man, that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have
- my childhood hero
- hero to somebody He became a hero to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms.
Extra Examples
- a chance to meet his hero
- Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero.
- In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes.
- His father was a hero figure to him.
- Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- genuine
- …
verb + hero
- be hailed (as)
- become
- make somebody into
- …
hero + verb
- battle
- fight
- rescue somebody
- …
hero + noun
- status
- figure
- worship
- …
preposition
- hero to
phrases
- be no hero
- give somebody a hero’s welcome
- receive a hero’s welcome
- …
See full entry
(also submarine, submarine sandwich, sub (all North American English))
a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food

单词	hero
释义	hero noun /ˈhɪərəʊ/ /ˈhɪrəʊ/ (plural heroes) jump to other results a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good a war hero (= somebody who was very brave during a war) a hero of the First World War one of the country’s national heroes His charity work has made him something of a local hero. The Olympic team were given a hero's welcome on their return home. Scientists like her are typically unsung heroes (= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be). He was hailed as a hero after the rescue. see also folk hero Extra Examples Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour. He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero. He was hailed as a hero after the rescue. He was one of the great football heroes of his day. John was no hero—he stood back as his friends approached the two armed border guards. O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball. She was an unsung hero of the British film industry. The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero. The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country. James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties. Topics Personal qualitiesa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great genuine … verb + hero be hailed (as) become make somebody into … hero + verb battle fight rescue somebody … hero + noun status figure worship … preposition hero to phrases be no hero give somebody a hero’s welcome receive a hero’s welcome … See full entry the main male character in a story, novel, film, etc. The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. action heroes like Bruce Willis see also anti-hero, superhero Wordfinder anti-hero baddy character goody hero love interest narrator protagonist trait villain Extra Examples Being short and overweight, he was an unlikely romantic hero. Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes Tired of playing the square-jawed hero, he sought out more challenging roles. Topics Film and theatrea2, Literature and writinga2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great genuine … verb + hero be hailed (as) become make somebody into … hero + verb battle fight rescue somebody … hero + noun status figure worship … preposition hero to phrases be no hero give somebody a hero’s welcome receive a hero’s welcome … See full entry a person, especially a man, that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have my childhood hero hero to somebody He became a hero to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms. Extra Examples a chance to meet his hero Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero. In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes. His father was a hero figure to him. Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great genuine … verb + hero be hailed (as) become make somebody into … hero + verb battle fight rescue somebody … hero + noun status figure worship … preposition hero to phrases be no hero give somebody a hero’s welcome receive a hero’s welcome … See full entry (also submarine, submarine sandwich, sub (all North American English)) a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food see also heroine Word OriginMiddle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs.
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