Word · Frequency #14797
Fully loadedCinderella
灰姑娘；灰姑娘式的人物
a woman whose merits were not recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
指原本不被重视、后来突然成功并受到认可的人。
- 1.
A mistreated and impoverished girl.
受虐待且贫穷的女孩。
- 2.
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
指才华未被认可但后来突然获得成功和认可的女子。
- 3.
Something rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
从默默无闻突然崛起为成功的事物,如灰姑娘球队。
- 4.
a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
一个虚构的年轻女孩,她从继母和继姐妹那里被仙女教母和英俊的王子解救。
- 5.
Something neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
被忽视且得不到资源的事物,如灰姑娘服务。
- 6.
A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
非邮政管理目的发行的、非中央政府发行的或未被大多数通用目录收录的邮票或类似邮票的标签。
受虐待且贫穷的女孩。；指才华未被认可但后来突然获得成功和认可的女子。；从默默无闻突然崛起为成功的事物,如灰姑娘球队。；一个虚构的年轻女孩,她从继母和继姐妹那里被仙女教母和英俊的王子解救。；被忽视且得不到资源的事物,如灰姑娘服务。
In use
After years of being overlooked, she became the cinderella of the office when her proposal won the big contract.
She felt like a cinderella when her boss finally praised her work in front of the entire team.
Many cinderellas in the company only get recognized after they leave and find success elsewhere.
be a cinderella
a cinderella 指被忽视却最终获得成功的人；be 描述其身份。
She was a cinderella, working as a cleaner before her song became a hit.
她是一个灰姑娘式的人物，在歌曲走红之前只是清洁工。
become a cinderella
become 强调从默默无闻到突然成功的转变。
After years of rejection, she became a cinderella in the publishing world.
在被拒多年之后，她成了出版界里灰姑娘式的人物。
Connections
Collocations
- a Cinderella story
- 灰姑娘式的成功故事
- Her rise from a small-town waitress to a famous singer is a classic Cinderella story.她从一名小镇女服务员成长为著名歌手，是一个经典的灰姑娘式的成功故事。
- a Cinderella team
- 黑马球队；灰姑娘球队
- The underfunded Cinderella team beat the champions in the first round.这支资金不足的黑马球队在第一轮就击败了冠军。
- a Cinderella run
- 黑马之旅；出人意料的连胜
- The team's Cinderella run came to an end in the final.这支球队的黑马之旅在决赛中画上了句号。
- a Cinderella season
- 灰姑娘赛季；出乎意料的成功赛季
- The club's Cinderella season ended with promotion.俱乐部出人意料地成功赛季以升级告终。
- a Cinderella moment
- 一举成名的时刻
- Winning the gold medal was a Cinderella moment for the young athlete.赢得金牌是这位年轻运动员一举成名的时刻。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 cinderella：cinder（灰烬）＋ella，灰姑娘从灰烬中起身，突然获得幸福。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、sports coverage、business stories 作名词时，常用来表示“不被看好却最终成功的人或事物”，多用于新闻报道、体育赛事评论或商业故事中。较之直接指童话人物，这种比喻用法更偏书面和叙事，口语中相对少见，但正式与非正式文体中均可能出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Umbrella, mozzarella, novella, and patella all end with the stressed /ˈɛlə/ sound and rhyme with Cinderella. Cinder and cellar look similar but end with /ər/, so they do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.