| 英语单词 | bandwagon |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['bændwæɡən] 美 ['bændwæɡən] |
| 中文释义 | n.乐队花车;宣传车;浪潮;流行 |
| 英语例句 | (1) There is a bandwagon pulling out and the leader has to get people to climb on. (2) He joined the prime minister's bandwagon. (3) The reform bandwagon swept across the country. (4) More people were jumping on the bandwagon each day. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 乐队彩车要出发了,领导者必须让人们爬上去。 (2) 他加入了首相这一派。 (3) 改革浪潮席卷全国。 (4) 每天都有更多的人跟随这股潮流。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A bandwagon is a trend that is so cool everyone wants to get in on it. If you start wearing a flowerpot on your head because everyone else is, you’ve jumped on a strange fashion bandwagon. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Originally, a bandwagon was a large wagon that did indeed carry a band. Now it’s an idea — people jump on the bandwagon when they hop on a trend. This word can be negative because it’s what people do only because it’s trendy. Longtime fans of the Boston Red Sox may resent new fans who like the team because it's become the "in thing" to do; the old fans would accuse them of jumping on the bandwagon. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]时尚;浪潮 You can refer to an activity or movement that has suddenly become fashionable or popular as a bandwagon . [usu sing]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指政客顺应的)时髦,潮流 If someone, especially a politician, jumps or climbs on the bandwagon, they become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because they are really interested in it. [usu sing] [disapproval]
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