cult
[kʌlt] noun
RELIGION 宗教
countable
■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。 countable
■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
[kʌlt] noun
POPULARITY 流行
only singular
■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 ⇒ See also personality cult
[kʌlt] adjective [before noun]
■liked very much by a particular group of people 热门的；流行的；被视为偶像的•The singer had a cult following in the 1970's.这位歌手在20世纪70年代拥有一批狂热的追随者。 •a cult figure/movie偶像人物／风靡一时的电影 |