cult

1. N-COUNT A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange. 异教团体

The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult. 这位少年可能被某个异教团体绑架了。

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

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

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

Since her death, she has become a cult figure. 她死后已成为人们顶礼膜拜的人物。

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

Violence has become a cult among some young men. 暴力已成为一些年轻人追逐的时尚。