cult

1. N-COUNT A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. 異教團體

The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult. 這位少年可能被某個異教團體綁架了。

2. N-COUNT The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special. 狂熱崇拜[表不滿]

...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing. …近期吸引了出版界的年青人的狂熱。

3. ADJ Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. 受到狂熱崇拜的[ADJ n]

Since her death, she has become a cult figure. 她死后已成為人們頂禮膜拜的人物。

4. N-SING Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. 時尚

Violence has become a cult among some young men. 暴力已成為一些年輕人追逐的時尚。