Definition of poster boy in English:

poster boy

noun

North American

A man who epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.
〈北美〉象征性人物（或事物）；典型人物；代表性事物
he is the poster boy for stress
he's been anointed country rock's poster boy
Example sentencesExamples
- He is hardly a poster boy for dreary academic theory.
- The magazine described him as the "poster boy for new Canadian cinema at the film fest".
- Thanks to mass media, he has become the poster boy and the bogeyman for a new age of terror.
- Almost overnight, the 26-year-old became the poster boy for American independent film.
- Indie rock's poster boy for wise-beyond-the-years angst has finally found something worth smiling about.
- Barnes could serve as the poster boy for anger.
- He seemed like a poster boy for youth, good looks, and vitality.
- Able to hunt down a caribou and navigate by the stars, Kunuk is also a 21st-century, tech-savvy man who doesn't want to play poster boy for Inuit life.
- They were a large part of slacker culture, and became poster boys for Generation X.
- The poster boy for the dumbing down of film, it's no wonder she hired him: she becomes the scholar by default.
- Seething with frustration, harboring squelched ambition, and recovering from triple bypass surgery, he is the poster boy for stress.

Origin

1940s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young men and appealing children.

Definition of poster boy in US English:

poster boy

noun

North American

A man who epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.
〈北美〉象征性人物（或事物）；典型人物；代表性事物
he is the poster boy for stress
he's been anointed country rock's poster boy
Example sentencesExamples
- Seething with frustration, harboring squelched ambition, and recovering from triple bypass surgery, he is the poster boy for stress.
- The poster boy for the dumbing down of film, it's no wonder she hired him: she becomes the scholar by default.
- Indie rock's poster boy for wise-beyond-the-years angst has finally found something worth smiling about.
- The magazine described him as the "poster boy for new Canadian cinema at the film fest".
- Barnes could serve as the poster boy for anger.
- Able to hunt down a caribou and navigate by the stars, Kunuk is also a 21st-century, tech-savvy man who doesn't want to play poster boy for Inuit life.
- Almost overnight, the 26-year-old became the poster boy for American independent film.
- Thanks to mass media, he has become the poster boy and the bogeyman for a new age of terror.
- They were a large part of slacker culture, and became poster boys for Generation X.
- He seemed like a poster boy for youth, good looks, and vitality.
- He is hardly a poster boy for dreary academic theory.

Origin

1940s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young men and appealing children.

单词	poster boy
释义	Definition of poster boy in English: poster boy noun North American A man who epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc. 〈北美〉象征性人物（或事物）；典型人物；代表性事物 he is the poster boy for stress he's been anointed country rock's poster boy Example sentencesExamples He is hardly a poster boy for dreary academic theory. The magazine described him as the "poster boy for new Canadian cinema at the film fest". Thanks to mass media, he has become the poster boy and the bogeyman for a new age of terror. Almost overnight, the 26-year-old became the poster boy for American independent film. Indie rock's poster boy for wise-beyond-the-years angst has finally found something worth smiling about. Barnes could serve as the poster boy for anger. He seemed like a poster boy for youth, good looks, and vitality. Able to hunt down a caribou and navigate by the stars, Kunuk is also a 21st-century, tech-savvy man who doesn't want to play poster boy for Inuit life. They were a large part of slacker culture, and became poster boys for Generation X. The poster boy for the dumbing down of film, it's no wonder she hired him: she becomes the scholar by default. Seething with frustration, harboring squelched ambition, and recovering from triple bypass surgery, he is the poster boy for stress. Origin 1940s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young men and appealing children. Definition of poster boy in US English: poster boy noun North American A man who epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc. 〈北美〉象征性人物（或事物）；典型人物；代表性事物 he is the poster boy for stress he's been anointed country rock's poster boy Example sentencesExamples Seething with frustration, harboring squelched ambition, and recovering from triple bypass surgery, he is the poster boy for stress. The poster boy for the dumbing down of film, it's no wonder she hired him: she becomes the scholar by default. Indie rock's poster boy for wise-beyond-the-years angst has finally found something worth smiling about. The magazine described him as the "poster boy for new Canadian cinema at the film fest". Barnes could serve as the poster boy for anger. Able to hunt down a caribou and navigate by the stars, Kunuk is also a 21st-century, tech-savvy man who doesn't want to play poster boy for Inuit life. Almost overnight, the 26-year-old became the poster boy for American independent film. Thanks to mass media, he has become the poster boy and the bogeyman for a new age of terror. They were a large part of slacker culture, and became poster boys for Generation X. He seemed like a poster boy for youth, good looks, and vitality. He is hardly a poster boy for dreary academic theory. Origin 1940s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young men and appealing children.
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