devotee

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dev·o·tee /ˌdevəˈtiː/ noun [countableC]

1 ADMIREsomeone who enjoys or admires someone or something very much 仰慕者，敬仰者，爱好者

devotee of

a devotee of 1930s films

20世纪30年代电影的爱好者

2 RRa very religious person 虔诚的宗教信徒

a Sikh devotee

一个虔诚的锡克教信徒

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devotee• He's a devotee of old Hollywood movies.• None the less, Monk and Coltrane devotees will savor this summit meeting.• That Clenbuterol, the stimulating steroid that got three Brits sent home, is known to its devotees as Dopers Delight.• But he was able to overwhelm an audience of devotees by genuine warmth and frankness.• Perhaps you already are an online devotee, a chatroom habitue.• Opera devotees were disappointed with the performance.• By definition, any successful denomination looks out for the welfare of at least its own devotees.• Urquhart, a rich devotee of the arts, made generous donations to the museum.• Competition punting only takes place on the Thames but the sport's devotees take it very seriously.• Healing spas were based on a local cult figure and the devotees underwent rituals which included bathing and communal eating.

devotee of• a devotee of Buddhism

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