cults

英 [kʌlts]

美 [kʌlts]

n.  (对生活方式、看法、观念等的)狂热，时尚，崇拜; (有极端宗教信仰的)异教团体; 宗教信仰; 宗教习俗
cult的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小宗教组织;(尤指)异教，邪教
  Acultis a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.
  1. 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。
  2. The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
     对伊希斯的膜拜从埃及传到了希腊和罗马。
• ADJ 受特定群体欢迎的;在特定群体中流行的
  Cultis used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
  1. Since her death, she has become a cult figure...
     她死后成了部分人狂热崇拜的偶像。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• N-SING (特定群体的)偶像，时尚
  Someone or something that is aculthas become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 热潮;关注
  Thecultof something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.
  1. ...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing...
     对青年的关注成为近期出版界的焦点
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

双语例句

• This basic drama shapes all apocalyptic thought, from the tenets of tribal cargo cults to the beliefs of UFO sects.
  这一基本的戏剧情节影响了整个末日天启思想，从法国部落货物崇拜的基本理论到不明飞行物教派的信仰。
• Although Folk Beliefs in Suzhou District was always prosperous, it became much more thriving in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was first an inevitable result of its development. But it was also related to the development of commodity economy and government's support of selected cults.
  苏州地区民间信仰历来兴盛，到了明清时期更趋发展，这一方面是其自身发展的必然结果，同时也与本地商品经济的发达息息相关，而统治者有选择的提倡则起了推波助澜的作用。
• DC22: Orcus, the Demon Prince of the Undead, has inspired numerous and varied cults.
  奥喀斯，掌管不死生物的恶魔领主，已经召集了众多各式各样的崇拜者。
• The fact that so many strange cults are enjoying such success is proof that children feel the need for something spiritual in their life.
  许多奇怪的个人崇拜能大行其时，就足以证明孩子们在生活中需要一些精神的东西。
• Many people have been led into cults by this type of deception.
  邪教都有一些相同的特点，作为支派。
• Religious cults gather millions of believers, not because their doctrines make sense, but because they feed off deep-seated human weaknesses.
  宗教祭仪可以聚集数以百万计的信徒，但这并非因为他们的教义有何意义，而是因为他们需要依赖人类深层次的软弱维持生计。
• Where in the world of religions, cults and creeds, can we find a master of such brilliance?
  在这个具有宗教、教理、教仪的世界上，何处还能够找到这么一位卓越而出色的导师？！
• Over the years, several theories have been expounded to explain the mutilations, including ufos, Satanic cults, pranksters, unknown government agencies, or natural predators.
  数年以来，一些理论已经被详细说明解释切割，包括不明飞行物，恶魔的礼拜，玩皮的人，未知的政府机关或天然的掠夺者。
• There are three kinds of cults of deities in Suzhou.
  明清时代苏州地区的神灵大致可分为三类：即祀典之神、私祀之神以及淫祀。
• No personality cults are allowed, other than the one idolising Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary leader, who died in 1969.
  个人崇拜也是不允许的，唯一的例外是1969年逝世的革命领袖胡志明。