cult
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. 异教团体
The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult. 这位少年可能被某个异教团体绑架了。
2. N-COUNT The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special. 狂热崇拜[表不满]
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing. …近期吸引了出版界的年青人的狂热。
3. ADJ Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. 受到狂热崇拜的[ADJ n]
Since her death, she has become a cult figure. 她死后已成为人们顶礼膜拜的人物。
4. N-SING Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. 时尚
Violence has become a cult among some young men. 暴力已成为一些年轻人追逐的时尚。
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cult /kʌlt/ (cults)
剑桥词典
cult noun (RELIGION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a religious group , often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people
邪教;异教;异端
Their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult. 他们的儿子离家出走,加入了一个邪教组织。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a particular system of religious belief
宗教膜拜,宗教信仰
the Hindu cult of Shiva 印度教湿婆崇拜
cult noun (POPULARITY)
[ 单数名词 ]someone or something that has become very popular with a particular group of people
风行;流行;崇拜
the cult of celebrity 名人崇拜
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