Word · Frequency #5396
cult
/kʌlt/
adjective
受小众狂热追捧的；拥有一批忠实粉丝的
核心释义
常形容电影、乐队等：cult film（邪典电影）、cult classic（小众经典）。
Liked or admired by a small but very loyal group of fans.
- 1.
邪教的；与邪教有关的
Of or relating to a cult.
- 2.
受小众忠实群体喜爱的
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.
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
用法In use
That low-budget horror film became a cult classic among fans of the genre.
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.
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.
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。
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。
become a cult + noun
become 后接 a cult + 名词，常指作品后来受到小众群体的狂热喜爱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cult classic
- 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。
- cult following
- 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。
- cult status
- 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。
- cult hero
- 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。
- cult film
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作形容词时通常只作定语，放在名词前，不用作表语：可说 a cult movie，不说 The movie is cult。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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