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bandwagon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++band·wag·on /ˈbændˌwæɡən/ noun [countable]  1 TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDan activity that a lot of people are doing 风行的活动,风尚,浪潮 The keep-fit bandwagon started rolling in the mid-80s. 八十年代中期,健身热潮开始涌现。2 climb/jump/get on the bandwagon to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying – used to show disapproval 赶浪头,赶时髦,顺应潮流〔含贬义〕 I don’t want to look as if I’m jumping on a green bandwagon. 我不想显得我是在随大溜参与环保。
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bandwagonThere is a bandwagon effect that is apparent once initiatives are taken.As the J-Boat bandwagon gathered momentum, other designs took shape on Rod Johnstone's board.In every country, intellectuals, too, have jumped on the nationalist bandwagon.So how do you hop on the bandwagon?Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers.
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bandwagon
bandwagon /ˈbændˌwæɡən/ noun [countable]
1. an activity that a lot of people are doing:
    The keep-fit bandwagon started rolling in the mid-80s.
2. climb/jump/get on the bandwagon to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying – used to show disapproval:
    I don’t want to look as if I’m jumping on a green bandwagon.


band·wagonBrE /ˈbændwæɡən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbændwæɡən/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] an activity that more and more people are becoming involved in 风靡的活动;时尚The World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll. 世界杯足球赛热潮即将涌起。🔊🔊climb/jump on the ˈbandwagon(informal, disapproving) to join others in doing sth that is becoming fashionable because you hope to become popular or successful yourself 赶时髦;追随潮流politicians eager to jump on the environmental bandwagon急于随大溜加入环保行列的政客们 ORIGIN In the US, political parades often included a band on a wagon. Political leaders would join them in the hope of winning popular support. 源自美国的政治宣传游行,常有乐队彩车随行。政治领袖参与游行希望赢得民众支持。