1N-COUNT [usually singular]小宗教組織;(尤指)異教,邪教 A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. 小宗教組織;(尤指)異教,邪教 [Also + of]
The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
這個少年可能被一個異教組織綁架了。
The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
2ADJ [ADJ n]受特定群體歡迎的;在特定群體中流行的Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. 受特定群體歡迎的;在特定群體中流行的
Since her death, she has become a cult figure.
她死後成了部分人狂熱崇拜的偶像。
The film is destined to become a cult classic.
這部電影注定會成爲風靡一時的經典之作。
The Osaka-based group is popular home in Japan and has developed a cult following in the United States.
那個來自大阪的組合在日本本土很受歡迎,在美國也擁有一批狂熱的歌迷。
3N-SING (特定群體的)偶像,時尚 Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. (特定群體的)偶像,時尚
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
荒誕派戲劇的風靡要歸功於勒德拉姆。
The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
胸罩已經從經典時尚轉變爲流行時尚。
4N-COUNT 熱潮;關注 The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special. 熱潮;關注 [disapproval]
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing.
對青年的關注成爲近期出版界的焦點
Society is entitled and bound to protect itself against a cult of violence.
社會有權力和義務保護自身不受暴力行爲的侵害。
Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.