a cult + noun
cult 作形容词时只能作定语，放在名词前，不能单独作表语。
She is a cult figure in the world of independent comics.
在独立漫画界，她是一位备受小众追捧的人物。
邪教的；教派的；邪教的；与邪教有关的；受小众忠实群体喜爱的
Liked or admired by a small but very loyal group of fans.
常形容电影、乐队等：cult film（邪典电影）、cult classic（小众经典）。
邪教的；与邪教有关的
Of or relating to a cult.
受小众忠实群体喜爱的
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
That low-budget horror film became a cult classic among fans of the genre.
那部低成本恐怖片成了这类影迷心中的小众经典。
用法提示：cult 作形容词修饰 classic，说明这部影片只在特定小圈子里备受推崇。
The small bakery has a cult following for its unusual bread.
这家小面包店因其独特的面包而拥有一群忠实的小众粉丝。
用法提示：cult 作形容词修饰 following，表示追随者规模虽小却十分忠实。
She became a cult hero to readers who loved her strange stories.
她成了那些喜爱她离奇故事的读者心目中的小众偶像。
用法提示：cult 作形容词修饰 hero，指她只在一小群读者中极受推崇。
cult 作形容词时只能作定语，放在名词前，不能单独作表语。
She is a cult figure in the world of independent comics.
在独立漫画界，她是一位备受小众追捧的人物。
become 后接 a cult + 名词，常指作品后来受到小众群体的狂热喜爱。
The low-budget film became a cult classic.
这部低成本电影成了一部小众经典。
cult following 指人数不多但非常忠诚的粉丝群体。
The band has a cult following among college students.
这支乐队在大学生中拥有一批忠实的追随者。
grammar · medium
易错句子This band is very cult in Europe.
正确表达This band is a cult band in Europe.
cult 作形容词时通常只用于名词前作定语，不能用在 be 动词后作表语，也不能用 very 修饰。要表达‘受小众追捧的乐队’，应说 a cult band 或 has a cult following；这里把 very cult 改为 a cult band，既符合定语位置，也保留了原意。
grammar · medium
易错句子This movie is a cult.
正确表达This movie is a cult classic.
这里想表达‘受小众追捧的电影’，cult 是形容词，必须修饰名词（如 cult classic、cult film），不能单独作名词；单独说 a cult 意思是‘邪教、教派’，与句意不符。改为 a cult classic 后意思明确且常见。
受小众狂热追捧的经典作品
The film became a cult classic among science fiction fans.
这部电影在科幻迷中成为一部受小众狂热追捧的经典。
小众的狂热追随群体
The band has built a cult following over the years.
多年来，这支乐队积累了一批小众的狂热追随者。
受小众狂热追捧的地位
The novel achieved cult status soon after publication.
这部小说出版后不久便获得了受小众狂热追捧的地位。
受小众狂热崇拜的人物
He became a cult hero after the movie was released.
电影上映后，他成了受小众狂热崇拜的人物。
受小众狂热追捧的电影
This low-budget cult film still has devoted fans.
这部低成本的小众狂热电影至今仍有忠实的影迷。
受小众狂热追捧的乐队
They were a cult band with a small but passionate audience.
他们是一支受小众狂热追捧的乐队，听众不多却充满热情。
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