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the cult of [something]
The cult of celebrity is widespread.
名人崇拜很普遍。
崇拜；膜拜
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崇拜；膜拜
Devotion and ritual worship given to a deity or saint.
The cult of celebrity is widespread.
名人崇拜很普遍。
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship.
The small cult lived in a remote area and rarely interacted with outsiders.
那个小型膜拜团体住在偏远地区，很少与外界接触。
She left the cult after realizing that its leader was controlling and manipulative.
她在意识到该异教领袖控制欲强且善于操纵后离开了那个异教。
Some people become involved in a cult because they are searching for a sense of belonging.
有些人加入膜拜团体是因为他们在寻找归属感。
The cult of celebrity is widespread.
名人崇拜很普遍。
He joined a cult when he was young.
他年轻时加入了一个邪教组织。
The band developed a cult following.
这个乐队有了一群狂热的追随者。
Not this
He cults his spiritual teacher.
Use this
He is a member of his spiritual teacher's cult.
误将名词'cult'用作动词。英语中'cult'是名词，指膜拜团体或崇拜，不能直接作为及物动词使用。正确表达应使用名词形式，如'be a member of a cult'。
Not this
I am interested in Chinese cult.
Use this
I am interested in Chinese culture.
混淆了发音相近的'cult'和'culture'。'cult'指小众宗教或狂热崇拜，而'culture'指文化、文明。应根据语境选择正确的词。
Not this
He joined cult.
Use this
He joined a cult.
可数名词'cult'前缺少不定冠词'a'。英语中可数名词单数形式通常需要限定词（如a, the, his等）修饰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
邪教头目
The cult leader convinced his followers to abandon their families.
那个邪教头目说服他的追随者抛弃家庭。
狂热追随者
The obscure band developed a cult following over the years.
这支不为人知的乐队多年来积累了狂热追随者。
邪典电影；经典 cult 作品
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a famous cult classic.
《洛基恐怖秀》是一部著名的邪典电影。
偶像；崇拜人物
He became a cult figure in the underground music scene.
他成了地下音乐界的崇拜人物。
宗教崇拜团体
The government banned the religious cult for its dangerous practices.
政府因其危险行为而禁止了那个宗教崇拜团体。
个人崇拜
The dictator promoted a personality cult around himself.
那位独裁者鼓吹围绕他自己的个人崇拜。
狂热追随者
The obscure band has developed a cult following over the years.
这支小众乐队多年来积累了一批狂热追随者。
邪典经典
The film became a cult classic long after its initial release.
这部电影在最初上映很久之后才成为邪典经典。
崇拜地位
The TV series achieved cult status among sci‑fi fans.
这部电视剧在科幻迷中获得了崇拜地位。
我是个人崇拜的化身。
The band Living Colour gained a cult following with their hit song 'Cult of Personality'.
Living Colour乐队凭借他们的热门歌曲《Cult of Personality》获得了一群狂热粉丝。
Use cult naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Cult 音似'磕头'，信徒常磕头膜拜，记住 cult 就是狂热崇拜。
混合（在日常交流中常带负面含义，在学术描述中也可中性使用）
可数名词
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