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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.
例句
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.
對伊希斯的膜拜從埃及傳到了希臘和羅馬。
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ADJ
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.
例句
Since her death, she has become a cult figure...
她死后成了部分人狂熱崇拜的偶像。
The film is destined to become a cult classic...
這部電影注定會成為風靡一時的經典之作。
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N-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.
例句
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult...
荒誕派戲劇的風靡要歸功于勒德拉姆。
The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
胸罩已經從經典時尚轉變為流行時尚。
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熱潮;關注
The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.
例句
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing...
對青年的關注成為近期出版界的焦點
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為的侵害。