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fallen idol
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌfɔː.lən ˈaɪ.dəl/ us /ˌfɑː.lən ˈaɪ.dəl/
a person who was admired in the past but is no longer admired because of something bad they have done（因做了不好的事而）过气的明星;堕落的明星
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Examples of fallen idol
fallen idol
Only now her anger is directed at its deserving source -- the fallen idols she must now acknowledge as criminals.
From NPR
Turning as from a fallenidol, she made other discoveries which rapidly dispelled her romantic illusions.
From Project Gutenberg
If not at all, why did this feeling of shame over a fallenidol continually haunt her?
From Project Gutenberg
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