bandwagon

英 ['bændwægən] 美 ['bændwæɡən]
  • n. 流行,时尚;乐队花车

中文词源


bandwagon 时尚

band, 乐队。wagon, 马车。指19世纪流动的音乐家或演艺团队各地巡演,通常引起轰动。

英文词源


bandwagon (n.)
also band-wagon, 1855, American English, from band (n.2) + wagon, originally a large wagon used to carry the band in a circus procession; as these also figured in celebrations of successful political campaigns, being on the bandwagon came to represent "attaching oneself to anything that looks likely to succeed," a usage first attested 1899 in writings of Theodore Roosevelt.

双语例句


1. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
最近几个月,很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”这班车。

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2. Many farms are jumping on the bandwagon and advertising organically grown food.
很多农场正赶潮流宣传有机食品。

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3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
当信息大潮滚滚而来的时候究竟发生了些什么呢?

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4. The socialists are now climbing on the bandwagon.
社会主义者如今随起了这一大流。

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5. The World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll.
世界杯足球赛热潮即将涌起。

来自《权威词典》

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