bandwagon

英 [ˈbændwæɡən]

美 [ˈbændwæɡən]

n.  风靡的活动; 时尚

复数：bandwagons　现在分词：bandwagonning　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14584 / COCA.14374

习惯用语

n.

climb/jump on the bandwagon
• 赶时髦；追随潮流
  to join others in doing sth that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself
• politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon
  急于随大溜加入环保行列的政客们

牛津词典

noun

• 风靡的活动；时尚
  an activity that more and more people are becoming involved in
  1. The World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll.
     世界杯足球赛热潮即将涌起。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 时尚；浪潮
  You can refer to an activity or movement that has suddenly become fashionable or popular as abandwagon.
  1. 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？
  2. ...the environmental bandwagon.
     环保热潮
• N-COUNT （尤指政客顺应的）时髦，潮流
  If someone, especially a politician, jumps or climbson the bandwagon, they become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because they are really interested in it.
  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。
  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。
  3. The socialists are now climbing on the bandwagon.
     社会主义者如今随起了这一大流。

英英释义

noun

• a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
  1. the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade
• a popular trend that attracts growing support
  1. when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon

双语例句

• 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。
• Other companies also jumped on the green-food bandwagon.
  其它公司也在赶绿色食品的潮流。
• John McCain is calling for all Conservatives to join his bandwagon.
  约翰？麦凯恩号召所有的保守党人士都加入到他日益壮大的竞选队伍中来。
• The past few years, however, have witnessed more pop artists jumping on the bandwagon of Christmas music.
  然而，在过去几年中，越来越多的流行歌手开始追赶圣诞音乐风潮了。
• Let's jump on the bandwagon right now and endorse the man before we get left behind.
  我们得马上表态支持他，否则我们就会落后于形势了。
• In fact, sometimes I've been left standing as the technology bandwagon pulls away.
  实际上，有的时候我曾经被流行技术甩在身后。
• While prices are rising so fast, many shops think they can climb on the bandwagon and raise their prices, too.
  值此价格飞涨的时候，许多商店认为可以赶浪头提高商品价格。
• There were a few holdouts, but they also jumped on the bandwagon toward the end of the campaign.
  本来有几个不让步的人，可是他们在竞选的最后阶段也见风使舵了。
• He joined the prime minister's bandwagon.
  他加入了首相这一派。
• It's only a matter of time before other designers start jumping on the bandwagon.
  只不过是时间问题，其他的设计者们早晚要开始赶浪头的。