bandwagon
- n. 流行,時(shí)尚;樂隊(duì)花車
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
band, 樂隊(duì)。wagon, 馬車。指19世紀(jì)流動(dòng)的音樂家或演藝團(tuán)隊(duì)各地巡演,通常引起轟動(dòng)。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
- 最近幾個(gè)月,很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”這班車。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many farms are jumping on the bandwagon and advertising organically grown food.
- 很多農(nóng)場正趕潮流宣傳有機(jī)食品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
- 當(dāng)信息大潮滾滾而來的時(shí)候究竟發(fā)生了些什么呢?
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The socialists are now climbing on the bandwagon.
- 社會(huì)主義者如今隨起了這一大流。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll.
- 世界杯足球賽熱潮即將涌起。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》