idol

英 [ˈaɪdl]

美 [ˈaɪdl]

n. 受到热爱和崇拜的人(或物); 偶像; 神像

复数：idols　

Collins.1 / BNC.9859 / COCA.9381

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 偶像
If you refer to someone such as a film, pop, or sports star as anidol, you mean that they are greatly admired or loved by their fans.
1. A great cheer went up from the crowd as they caught sight of their idol...
  一看到他们的偶像,人群爆发出热烈的欢呼声。
2. He looks more like a stockbroker than a teen idol.
  他看起来不像是青少年偶像，而更像个股票经纪人。
圣像;神像
Anidolis a statue or other object that is worshipped by people who believe that it is a god.
PHRASE 堕落的偶像
If you refer to someone as afallen idol, you mean that they have lost people's respect and admiration because of something bad that they have done.
1. He was once worshipped like a god but is now a fallen idol.
  他曾像神一样受崇拜,如今却成了堕落的偶像。

noun

a material effigy that is worshipped
1. thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
2. money was his god
Synonym:graven imagegod
an ideal instance
Synonym:paragonperfectionbeau ideal
someone who is adored blindly and excessively
Synonym:matinee idol

But it's america. it's American idol.
但这是美国，这里是美国偶像。
How could he also become an idol of worship?
那他怎么也成了人们祭拜的对象了呢？
As for me, Thomas Edison is my idol because his inventions have greatly changed our life.
至于我，我的偶像是爱迪生，因为他的发明极大地改变了我们的生活。
This magnificent show charts his meteoric rise from 'small town' country singer to top international Rock idol
这场盛大的演出展示了他是如何从一个“小镇”乡村歌手一跃成为国际顶级摇滚偶像的。
Your idol shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than you idol.
你的偶像像消散在尘土中了，这可证明神的尘土比你的偶像还伟大。
Michael Jordan was my idol.
迈克尔·乔丹是我的偶像。
He became the idol of the New World.
他在新世界成了偶像。
She's my only friend and idol.
她是我唯一的朋友及偶像。
You're my idol. I admire you.
偶像啊，佩服死你了！
He is my idol both in my study and life.
他是我学习和生活的偶像。