1N-COUNT [usually singular]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. 小宗教组织;(尤指)异教,邪教 [Also + of]
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.
2ADJ [ADJ n]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. 受特定群体欢迎的;在特定群体中流行的
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。
3N-SING (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. (特定群体的)偶像,时尚
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。
4N-COUNT 热潮;关注 The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special. 热潮;关注 [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.