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hero 音標拼音: [h'ɪro] [h'iro] n. 英雄,超越常人者,男主角 英雄,超越常人者,男主角 hero n 1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; " RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" 2: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem 3: someone who fights for a cause [ synonym: { champion}, { fighter}, { hero}, { paladin}] 4: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices ( first century) [ synonym: { Hero}, { Heron}, { Hero of Alexandria}] 5: ( classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god 6: ( Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her 7: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese ( and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [ synonym: { bomber}, { grinder}, { hero}, { hero sandwich}, { hoagie}, { hoagy}, { Cuban sandwich}, { Italian sandwich}, { poor boy}, { sub}, { submarine}, { submarine sandwich}, { torpedo}, { wedge}, { zep}] hoagie \ hoagie\, hoagy \ hoagy\ n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese ( and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as { hero}, { grinder}, and { submarine}. Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. [ WordNet 1. 5]
submarine sandwich \ sub` ma* rine" sand" wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also { hoagie}, { hero}, { hero sandwich}, { grinder}, { sub}, { submarine}, { poor boy}, and { Italian sandwich}. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [ PJC]
Sub \ Sub\, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of { submarine}, the boat. [ PJC] 3. a shortened form of { submarine sandwich}; also called { hero}, { hero sandwich}, and { grinder}. [ PJC]
Hero \ He" ro\ ( h[= e]" r[- o]), n.; pl. { Heroes} ( h[= e]" r[= o] z). [ F. h[' e] ros, L. heros, Gr. " h` rws.] 1. ( Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [ 1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. -- Emerson. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [ 1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] { Hero worship}, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [ 1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. -- Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster] 135 Moby Thesaurus words for " hero": Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, acme, actor, antagonist, antihero, apotheosis, beau ideal, best type, big name, bit, bit part, brave, bulldog, cast, celebrity, champ, champion, character, chutzpanik, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, constellation, cue, cynosure, danseur noble, decorated hero, defeater, demigod, demigoddess, diva, easy winner, ego ideal, exemplar, fat part, feature attraction, feeder, fighting cock, figure, first tragedian, folk hero, galaxy, gallant, gamecock, god, goddess, godkin, godlet, godling, good soldier, great man, headliner, heavy, heavy lead, heroine, ideal, idol, immortal, important person, ingenue, jeune premier, knight, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, lines, lion, luminaries, luminary, man of courage, man of mark, master, master spirit, mirror, name, notability, notable, paladin, pancratiast, paragon, part, person, person of note, personage, phoenix, piece, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, prima ballerina, prima donna, principal, protagonist, public figure, role, runner- up, shining example, shoo- in, side, singer, social lion, somebody, soubrette, stalwart, star, straight part, subduer, subjugator, superstar, supporting character, supporting role, sure winner, the brave, tiger, title role, top dog, triumpher, valiant, valiant knight, vanquisher, victor, villain, walk- on, walking part, warrior, winner, worthy
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