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cult n.宗教膜拜仪式；异教；狂热崇拜；个人崇拜 (1) 对圣母马利亚的膜拜当时非常流行。(2) 太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。(3) 那么就是这邪教导致了一切的麻烦?(4) 这是邪教的一大特征。(5) 现代对美貌的狂热崇拜并不只是财富的作用。(6) 党禁止任何形式的个人崇拜。(7) 对他的个人崇拜因为恐惧和强权得到了维系。 A cult is group of people defined by a "religious" devotion to something — often a self-appointed leader. Most people view cults as strange and frightening, mostly because cults have, over the years, done some strange and frightening things, including murders and mass suicides. Sometimes, too, you'll see cult used as an adjective to describe something or someone with a small, devoted fan-base. John Water's movies are cult favorites, adored by a select group of film lovers but not by the public at large.

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英 [kʌlt] 美 [kʌlt] (1) The cult of the Virgin Mary was extremely popular.(2) The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.(3) So this cult has been causing all the trouble?(4) This is an essential feature of a cult.(5) The modern cult of beauty is not exclusively a function of wealth.(6) The Party forbids all forms of personality cult.(7) His cult of personality is sustained by fear and brute force. People argue about whether the major religions of the world are just well-established cults — that, age and size aside, they are no different from any group that follows a spiritual leader. 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。

英语单词	cult
英美音标	英 [kʌlt] 美 [kʌlt]
中文释义	n.宗教膜拜仪式；异教；狂热崇拜；个人崇拜
英语例句	(1) The cult of the Virgin Mary was extremely popular. (2) The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one. (3) So this cult has been causing all the trouble? (4) This is an essential feature of a cult. (5) The modern cult of beauty is not exclusively a function of wealth. (6) The Party forbids all forms of personality cult. (7) His cult of personality is sustained by fear and brute force.
中文例句	(1) 对圣母马利亚的膜拜当时非常流行。 (2) 太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。 (3) 那么就是这邪教导致了一切的麻烦? (4) 这是邪教的一大特征。 (5) 现代对美貌的狂热崇拜并不只是财富的作用。 (6) 党禁止任何形式的个人崇拜。 (7) 对他的个人崇拜因为恐惧和强权得到了维系。
vocabulary简明	People argue about whether the major religions of the world are just well-established cults — that, age and size aside, they are no different from any group that follows a spiritual leader.
vocabulary扩展	A cult is group of people defined by a "religious" devotion to something — often a self-appointed leader. Most people view cults as strange and frightening, mostly because cults have, over the years, done some strange and frightening things, including murders and mass suicides. Sometimes, too, you'll see cult used as an adjective to describe something or someone with a small, devoted fan-base. John Water's movies are cult favorites, adored by a select group of film lovers but not by the public at large.
柯林斯解释	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。

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