英语词组a culture vulture是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

culture vulture

Someone who has an avid interest in the arts. Helen is quite the culture vulture. She attends the theater at least once a month.

culture vulture

someone whom one considers to be excessively interested in the (classical) arts. She won't go to a funny film. She's a real culture vulture. They watch only highbrow television. They're culture vultures.

culture vulture

An individual with a consuming or excessive interest in the arts. For example, A relentless culture vulture, she dragged her children to every museum in town. This slangy term may have been originated by Ogden Nash, who wrote: "There is a vulture Who circles above The carcass of culture" ( Free Wheeling, 1931). [1940s]

culture vulture

a person who is very interested in the arts, especially to an obsessive degree.

The image of a vulture here is of a greedy and often undiscriminating eater.

culture-vulture

1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. Many culture-vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste.

2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. Some culture-vultures are throwing a wine and cheese party on behalf of some of the young dolts they have grubstaked.

词组	a culture vulture
释义	Idiom a culture vulture humorous someone who is very keen to see and experience art, theatre, literature, music etc.. She's a bit of a culture vulture. She'll only visit places that have at least one art gallery. (redirected from a culture vulture) culture vulture Someone who has an avid interest in the arts. Helen is quite the culture vulture. She attends the theater at least once a month. culture vulture someone whom one considers to be excessively interested in the (classical) arts. She won't go to a funny film. She's a real culture vulture. They watch only highbrow television. They're culture vultures. culture vulture An individual with a consuming or excessive interest in the arts. For example, A relentless culture vulture, she dragged her children to every museum in town. This slangy term may have been originated by Ogden Nash, who wrote: "There is a vulture Who circles above The carcass of culture" ( Free Wheeling, 1931). [1940s] culture vulture a person who is very interested in the arts, especially to an obsessive degree. The image of a vulture here is of a greedy and often undiscriminating eater. culture-vulture 1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. Many culture-vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste. 2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. Some culture-vultures are throwing a wine and cheese party on behalf of some of the young dolts they have grubstaked.
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