词汇 | bandwagon |
释义 | bandwagon noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ us /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ an activity, group, movement, etc. that has become successful or fashionable and so attracts many new people: 流行,浪潮,时尚 a bandwagon effect从众效应 First one boy at school had that haircut and now they're all jumping on the bandwagon. Now it seems that every single charity in town has jumped on the fundraising bandwagon. All the kids began to collect and swap the cards, and it wasn't long before other companies got on the bandwagon. Now we see another TV company climbing on the 'reality TV' bandwagon. Coming after so many films recreating comic-book heroes, is this just another attempt to jump on the bandwagon? Successful (things or people) a head of steamidiom achiever alive alpha female alpha male arrive ascendant have the world at your feetidiom healthily heavy hitteridiom high-flyer high-flying rail represent successfully superachiever superhit superseller swimmingly Idiomjump/climb/get on the bandwagon bandwagon | American Dictionarybandwagon noun[ Cusually sing ] us/ˈbændˌwæɡ·ən/ an activity or idea that has become very popular Idiomjump on the bandwagon bandwagon | Business Englishbandwagon noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈbændˌwæɡən/us an activity, group, etc., that has become successful or fashionable and so attracts many new people: A similar force is the peer group bandwagon: I may watch a television programme not only because I like it but because I want to be able to converse with my peer group. jump/climb/get on the bandwagondisapproving to become involved in an activity that is already successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself: The success of the product led many firms to try to jump on the bandwagon. Examples of bandwagonbandwagon On bandwagons, tyranny, and common sense. Notoriously, from my point of view, local bandwagons tend to be against renewable energy schemes rather than in favour of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I dare may that bandwagons and flat-backed lorries are also covered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The phrase "jumping on bandwagons" comes to mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that politicians jump on certain bandwagons to try to point out and identify areas in which there are problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Jumping on bandwagons is one of their specialities, and sitting on them so comfortably is another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Various bandwagons have jumped on to value capture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that it will not be repeated in terms of the regional bandwagons, from which point of view it is completely irrelevant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he take back his remarks about bandwagons? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we are all liable to the occupational disease of climbing on to bandwagons in favour of more spending on fashionable good causes or fashionable demands for tax relief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pictures which have inspired bandwagons and memes include the ambulance and the shark attacking a helicopter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One of the key hypotheses is what he calls 'bandwagon competition'. The lexical entry can also specify that bandwagon in its metaphorical sense occurs as the object of jump on. The 1960s were a difficult time for evolutionary biologists, who were feeling, and actually suffering, the impact of the molecular biology bandwagon. Career-minded individuals in other fields of science quickly jumped on the new bandwagon. See all examples of bandwagon These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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