They were extolled as heroes.是什么意思？

They were extolled as heroes.

他们被当做英雄来颂扬.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

extolled

v. 赞颂，赞扬，赞美( extol的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

heroes

n. 英雄( hero的名词复数 )，男主角，男主人公，偶像；

例句
David began to dislike all his television heroes who smoked.
戴维开始讨厌所有他曾喜欢的吸烟的电视偶像了。