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superhero

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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su·per·he·ro /ˈsuːpəˌhɪərəʊ $ -pərˌhɪroʊ/ noun (plural superheroes) [countable]  ALPERSON/PEOPLEa character in stories who uses special powers, such as great strength or the ability to fly, to help people 〔故事中以特异本领助人的〕超级英雄
Examples from the Corpus
superheroMy goal to is to get kids to read books, and for kids to relate to a superhero that teaches non-violence.Another superhero for you all to meet.Elijah passionately urges him to cultivate his destiny as a 21st-century superhero.Is it a dancing superhero come to rescue us all.But aside from such trifling accomplishments, the superhero is also symbolic of an era of remarkable technological change.
su·per·he·ro nounChineseSyllable
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superhero
superhero /ˈsuːpəˌhɪərəʊ $ -pərˌhɪroʊ/ noun (plural superheroes) [countable]
a character in stories who uses special powers, such as great strength or the ability to fly, to help people


super·heroBrE /ˈsuːpəhɪərəʊ/ 🔊, /ˈsjuːpəhɪərəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsuːpərhɪroʊ/ 🔊, /ˈsuːpərhiːroʊ/ 🔊 noun (
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super·heroes
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a character in a story, film/movie, etc. who has unusual strength or power and uses it to help people; a real person who has done sth unusually brave to help sb (小说、电影等中的)超级英雄;(现实中的)杰出英雄 OPP supervillain