fad

英 [fæd]

美 [fæd]

n.  一时的风尚; 短暂的狂热

复数：fads　

GRETEM8化学

Collins.1 / BNC.15200 / COCA.11194

牛津词典

noun

• 一时的风尚；短暂的狂热
  something that people are interested in for only a short period of time
  1. the latest/current fad
     最新 / 当前的时尚
  2. a fad for physical fitness
     一阵健身狂热
  3. Rap music proved to be more than just a passing fad .
     事实证明，说唱音乐并不是昙花一现。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一时的风尚;风靡一时之物
  You usefadto refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly.
  1. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
     哈姆内特不相信对环境的关注是昙花一现。

英英释义

noun

• an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  1. he always follows the latest fads
  2. it was all the rage that season
  Synonym:crazefurorfurorecultrage

双语例句

• What is more, investing in oil has become something of a fad.
  更为甚者.投资石油成为了某种风气。
• Spiritualism was a fad in full flower for half a century.
  唯灵论曾是一种时尚，风行了半个世纪之久。
• I'm hoping this dieting of susan's is just a fad.
  我希望这种“苏珊减肥法”不过是一时的时尚。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.
  一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。
• This is surprising as diversity is the fad of the moment and racial abuse is a real prblem.
  在多样性成为当今时尚，且种族主义恶习成为一个真正问题之际，这种情况令人相当吃惊。
• The new intellectual fad tells us there is nothing we can do about China.
  但新的流行说法却是我们对中国的崛起已经无能为力了。
• There is a definite trend towards a more sustainable way of eating rather than fad diets.
  有一种明确的趋势，朝向更能持续的饮食方式，而非一时流行的饮食。
• Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
  哈姆内特不相信对环境的关注是昙花一现。
• The fad of America mass culture deepened the chaoses of weimar society.
  美国大众文化的风行加深了魏玛文化的混乱。
• How do you distinguish between a fad and an idea that has genuine merit?
  如何区分风行一时的看法和确实有价值的观点呢？