poster child

ˈposter ˌchild noun [countableC usually singular] American EnglishAmE

1. a child with a particular illness or physical problem whose picture appears on a poster advertising the work of an organization that helps children with that problem 〔公益广告中的〕海报儿童，代言儿童

2 someone or something that represents a particular quality, idea etc – often used humorously 典型人物，典型事物〔常为幽默用法〕

Dillon is the poster child for wasted talent.

狄龙是典型的被埋没的人才。

Examples from the Corpus

poster child• The 1947 poster child, Nancy Drury from Louisville, Kentucky, was a victim of the 1944 epidemic.• Doctors call Howley their poster child.

词汇	poster child
释义	poster child ˈposter ˌchild noun [countableC usually singular] American EnglishAmE 1. a child with a particular illness or physical problem whose picture appears on a poster advertising the work of an organization that helps children with that problem 〔公益广告中的〕海报儿童，代言儿童 2 someone or something that represents a particular quality, idea etc – often used humorously 典型人物，典型事物〔常为幽默用法〕 Dillon is the poster child for wasted talent. 狄龙是典型的被埋没的人才。 Examples from the Corpus poster child• The 1947 poster child, Nancy Drury from Louisville, Kentucky, was a victim of the 1944 epidemic.• Doctors call Howley their poster child.
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