1 N-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]
SYN sect, following, body, faction
2 ADJ [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
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Since her death, she has become a cult figure.
她死后成了部分人狂热崇拜的偶像。
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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。
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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。
3 N-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
4 N-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]
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...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing.
对青年的关注成为近期出版界的焦点
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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。
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Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.
同时，对这位竞选者的个人崇拜正在逐渐升温。
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