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Cult Group Religious Popular Kʌlt People Noun Fashionable

The word 'cult' can refer to a small religious group with extreme beliefs, or something that is very popular within a specific group of people. It can also mean a fashion or a trend, or devotion to a particular thing.

The word 'cult' can refer to a small religious group with extreme beliefs, or something that is very popular within a specific group of people. It can also mean a fashion or a trend, or devotion to a particular thing.

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1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]小宗教组织;(尤指)异教,邪教 A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.
  [usu sing]
  • The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult...

    这个少年可能被一个异教组织绑架了。

  • The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.

    对伊希斯的膜拜从埃及传到了希腊和罗马。

2
[ADJ 形容词]受特定群体欢迎的;在特定群体中流行的 Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
  [ADJ n]
  • Since her death, she has become a cult figure...

    她死后成了部分人狂热崇拜的偶像。

  • The film is destined to become a cult classic...

    这部电影注定会成为风靡一时的经典之作。

  • The Osaka-based group is popular home in Japan and has developed a cult following in the United States.

    那个来自大阪的组合在日本本土很受欢迎,在美国也拥有一批狂热的歌迷。

3
[N-SING 单数名词](特定群体的)偶像,时尚 Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
  • Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult...

    荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。

  • The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.

    胸罩已经从经典时尚转变为流行时尚。

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词]热潮;关注 The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.
  [usu the N of n]
  [disapproval]
  • ...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing...

    对青年的关注成为近期出版界的焦点

  • Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence...

    社会有权力和义务保护自身不受暴力行为的侵害。

  • Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.

    同时,对这位竞选者的个人崇拜正在逐渐升温。


Oxford cult / kʌlt ; NAmE kʌlt /
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cult cults
noun 1 [usually singular ] cult(of sth) a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular (对生活方式、态度、观念等的)狂热,时尚,崇拜 ◆ the cult of physical fitness 健身热 ◆ An extraordinary personality culthad been created around the leader. 在这位领导人的周围兴起了一场异乎寻常的个人崇拜。 2 a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion (有极端宗教信仰的)异教团体 ◆ Their son ran away from home and joined a cult. 他们的儿子离家出走,加入了一个异教团体。 3 ( formal) a system of religious beliefs and practices 宗教信仰;宗教习俗 ◆ the Chinese cult of ancestor worship 中国人供奉祖先的习俗 adjective [only before noun ] very popular with a particular group of people; treating sb/sth as a cultfigure, etc. 受特定群体欢迎的;作为偶像崇拜的 ◆ a cult movie/book 风靡一时的电影╱书 ◆ The singer has become a cult figurein America. 那位歌手在美国已成为人们狂热崇拜的偶像。 ◆ The cartoon has achieved cult status. 这部动画片达到了风靡一时的地步。 ◆ The TV series has a cult followingamong young people. 那部电视连续剧在年轻人中拥有一批狂热的追随者。 cult / kʌlt ; NAmE kʌlt /
LDC
cult1 noun
cult2 adjective
cultcult1 /kʌlt/ ●●○ noun
Word Origin
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Collocations
1[countable] an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion2[countable] a fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s livescult of Diet, exercise ... It’s all part of this cult of self-improvement.3[singular] a group of people who are very interested in a particular thing:  O'Brien has a cult of devoted readers.4[countable, uncountable] formal a system of religious beliefs and practices →
personality cult
cult1 noun
cult2 adjective
cultcult2 adjective [only before noun]
Examples
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Phrases
cult film/band/figure etc a film, music group etc that has become very popular but only among a particular group of people:  the 1980s cult movie ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’ The actor James Dean acquired the status of a cult hero.
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cults[574]
个人崇拜(66%),狂热崇拜(22%),异教(10%),宗教膜拜仪式(2%)
n.祭仪(尤其指宗教上的);礼拜;狂热信徒

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