also band-wagon, 1855, American English, from band (n.2) + wagon, originally a large wagon used to carry the band in a circus procession; as these also figured in celebrations of successful political campaigns, being on the bandwagon came to represent "attaching oneself to anything that looks likely to succeed," a usage first attested 1899 in writings of Theodore Roosevelt.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
最近幾個(gè)月，很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”這班車(chē)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Many farms are jumping on the bandwagon and advertising organically grown food.
很多農(nóng)場(chǎng)正趕潮流宣傳有機(jī)食品。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. So what is really happening as the information bandwagon starts to roll?
當(dāng)信息大潮滾滾而來(lái)的時(shí)候究竟發(fā)生了些什么呢？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The socialists are now climbing on the bandwagon.