释义 |
●climb/jump on the ˈbandwagon (informal, disapproving) do sth that others are already doing because it is successful or fashionable 随大溜;跟风;赶时髦◆As soon as their policies became popular, all the other parties started to climb on the bandwagon. 他们的政策一受到欢迎,其他政党也开始跟风。 ORIGIN At political celebrations in the USA, there was often a band on a large decorated vehicle (= a bandwagon). If somebody joined a particular ‘bandwagon’, they publicly supported that politician in order to benefit from their success. 旧时,美国的政治庆祝活动中常会有乐队彩车。若有人加入某个彩车队伍,就是公开支持那位政客,以期从他们的胜利中得到好处。 |