bandwagon

bandwagon — noun

1. a trend, group, or cause that is suddenly winning lots of attention, so people s

1.名詞C1
釋義

a trend, group, or cause that is suddenly winning lots of attention, so people start to support or copy it just because everyone else is doing the same.

例句

When the K-pop bandwagon reached our school, half my classmates started learning Korean overnight.

the [topic] bandwagon — fashionable trend pattern

Once the electric car bandwagon got moving, every major maker rushed to launch a new model.

the [trend] bandwagon got moving — collocation

同義詞
  • craze

    stronger, more excited tone; usually short-lived

  • trend

    neutral and broader; not always tied to copying others

  • fad

    implies something silly that will pass quickly

文法句型

the bandwagon

jump on the bandwagon

用法筆記

Almost always appears with the definite article (the bandwagon) or in fixed phrases such as jump on / climb on / start a bandwagon. Rarely used alone in the plural.

常見錯誤

❌I joined to the bandwagon last year.
✅I jumped on the bandwagon last year.
💡the fixed verb is jump/climb on, not join to.
❌There were many bandwagons in the 90s.
✅There were many trends in the 90s.
💡bandwagon is usually singular and refers to one specific wave of popularity.