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词汇 poster child
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Definition of poster child in English:

poster child

noun
North American
  • A person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.

    the antiglobalization movement's poster child
    she's the poster child for cosmetic surgery
    the poster child of gluten-free grains, quinoa is a wonderful light, fluffy grain
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wingers would love to use her as an example of an anti-appeasement poster child.
    • This show is a poster child for why we love bad television; it makes us giddy inside, that's why.
    • It seemed then, as it does now, that as soon as a company is held up as the poster child for how to create a successful business, it falls on hard times.
    • Morally, this guy is a poster child for the death penalty if he is tried and convicted of these crimes.
    • Were there an Over-Clickers Anonymous, I could be their poster child.
    • You became the poster child for every me-first, self-absorbed professional athlete on the planet.
    • I guess you could say she's the poster child for your pet project.
    • He's the poster child for workers' rights, one of the key goals for the Freedom Ride.
    • I develop a soft spot for the domestic diva because I believe that she's being made out as a poster child for corporate misbehavior.
    • In 1984, she was implanted at no cost in Midland, Texas, as a poster child for a manufacturer's video.
    • But if you believe in capital punishment, as I do, it is very hard to find a better poster child than this sniper.
    • She would have been an appropriate poster child for the far left.

Origin

1930s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young people and appealing children.

Definition of poster child in US English:

poster child

noun
North American
  • A person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.

    the antiglobalization movement's poster child
    she's the poster child for cosmetic surgery
    the poster child of gluten-free grains, quinoa is a wonderful light, fluffy grain
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You became the poster child for every me-first, self-absorbed professional athlete on the planet.
    • I guess you could say she's the poster child for your pet project.
    • The wingers would love to use her as an example of an anti-appeasement poster child.
    • I develop a soft spot for the domestic diva because I believe that she's being made out as a poster child for corporate misbehavior.
    • He's the poster child for workers' rights, one of the key goals for the Freedom Ride.
    • But if you believe in capital punishment, as I do, it is very hard to find a better poster child than this sniper.
    • She would have been an appropriate poster child for the far left.
    • Were there an Over-Clickers Anonymous, I could be their poster child.
    • In 1984, she was implanted at no cost in Midland, Texas, as a poster child for a manufacturer's video.
    • This show is a poster child for why we love bad television; it makes us giddy inside, that's why.
    • Morally, this guy is a poster child for the death penalty if he is tried and convicted of these crimes.
    • It seemed then, as it does now, that as soon as a company is held up as the poster child for how to create a successful business, it falls on hard times.

Origin

1930s: from the use in print advertisements of good-looking young people and appealing children.

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