fa·mous
adjective OPAL S
/ˈfeɪməs/
/ˈfeɪməs/
Idioms - known about by many people
著名的；出名的 - a famous artist/actor
著名艺术家／演员 - The actor was one of many famous faces at the party.
派对名人云集，这位演员就是其中一人。 - Loch Ness is probably the most famous lake in Scotland.
尼斯湖大概是苏格兰最有名的湖。 - Tiger Woods is one of the most famous names in golf.
泰格·伍兹是高尔夫界最著名的人物之一。 - Many rich and famous people have stayed at the hotel.
许多显贵都曾入住这家酒店。 - So this is the famous dress! (= the one we have heard a lot about but have not seen).
这就是那条传说中的连衣裙吧！ - The song was made famous by Frank Sinatra.
这首歌因为弗兰克·西纳特拉演唱过而广为流传。 - This was the book that made her famous.
这本书让她出名。 - famous for something He became internationally famous for his novels.
他以小说享誉国际。 - famous as something She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.
她作为作家比作为歌手名声要大。
Extra Examples- He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist.
他作为老师和科学家都很出名。 - The city is justly famous for its nightclubs.
这个城市的夜总会名不虚传。 - The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens.
这所学校因与查尔斯・狄更斯有关而出名。 - The town became famous for its lace.
这个镇因蕾丝织物而闻名。 - internationally famous rock stars
国际知名的摇滚明星 - He married the daughter of a famous artist.
他娶了一位著名艺术家的女儿。 - It's a restaurant where you often see famous faces.
这是一家经常能看到名人面孔的餐厅。 - So this is the famous dress (= the one you keep talking about)!
这就是那条传说中的连衣裙吧！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make somebody/something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- as
- for
- rich and famous
- a famous artist/actor
- the famousnoun [plural] people who are known about by many people
名人 - the lifestyles of the rich and famous
富豪名流的生活方式
More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’tWords that look like opposites, but aren’t- different / indifferent
- interested / disinterested
- famous / infamous
- flammable / inflammable
- savoury / unsavoury
- sensible / insensible
- valuable / invaluable
- the lifestyles of the rich and famous
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fameus, from Latin famosus ‘famed’, from fama.
Idioms
famous last words
- (saying) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think somebody is being too confident about something that is going to happen
吹牛，胡扯（表示某人盲目乐观） - ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’
“一切都在掌握之中。”“净吹牛！”
- ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’