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词汇 folk-hero
释义 folk hero
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfəʊk ˌhɪə.rəʊ/ us /ˈfoʊk ˌhɪr.oʊ/
someone who is popular with and respected by ordinary people: 民间英雄
The mayor is still a folk hero in Chicago's black community.这位市长依然是芝加哥黑人社区的民间英雄。
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Examples of folk hero


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Walker's brash and uncompromising style made him a folkhero to many, especially the city's working class and poor.
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Withers and others were puzzled and hurt that the folkhero should prove to be a better fighter for money and political position than for the people's rights.
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Antequera became a folkhero and martyr.
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Many blues songs seem to elevate a folkhero, whether real or imagined.
The boll weevil, an insect that destroyed southern cotton plantations from 1895-1905, became a folkhero-like character through the blues.
Some of us felt at the time that there was perhaps a danger that he might turn into something of a folkhero.
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The leading figure was elevated to become a folkhero and then invited to participate in all kinds of programmes in which he was not necessarily an authority.
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He is considered a folkhero in the narcotics world, celebrated by musicians who write and perform narcocorridos, extolling his exploits.
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His death was known in the region, and he remains a folkhero in the local community today.
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The local people consider him as a popular folkhero.
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Grayson, despite rising to become a folkhero, is eventually tracked down, captured and sentenced to death by firing squad.
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His dedication and courage made him an instant folkhero.
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However, he remains a folkhero to some for his vocal opposition to corruption.
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His mysterious disappearance turned him into a folkhero.
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In the process, she became something of a folkhero.
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