fads

英 [fædz]

美 [fædz]

n.  一时的风尚; 短暂的狂热
fad的复数

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。

双语例句

• Forget about penicillin, digital computers and even the Big Bang, passing fads all of them.
  忘掉青霉素、计算机，甚至大爆炸吧，跳过所有那些风行的问题。
• The fads come and go in these field.
  这些流行一时的人在这些领域里来去匆匆。
• Moreover, fads and fashions come and go.
  而且，时尚和潮流总是来来去去，变化不定。
• The uniformity of conventional wisdom determines the fads and fashions that routinely grip markets.
  传统智慧的一致性决定了日常影响市场的潮流和时尚。
• "Fads are nothing new on Wall Street," he tells fortune.
  “奇思怪想在华尔街一点也不新鲜，”他告诉财富网站（Fortune.com）。
• China is no stranger to investment fads.
  投资热在中国并不少见。
• It was one of the many fads that sweep through mathematics regularly.
  它是常见的贯穿在数学中的许多流行一时的风尚之一。
• My dear young people, do not yield to false illusions and passing fads which so frequently leave behind a tragic spiritual vacuum!
  我亲爱的青年朋友，别屈服于虚假的幻象与一时的风尚，那些所留给我们的，往往是可悲的心灵空虚！
• Tax breaks and investment fads can only go so far.
  靠税收减免和潮流投资只能走这么远。
• Is it just the power of fads? Does it only occur in the United States? Is it primarily academic competitiveness ( new ideas as more publishable)?
  这是一种时尚的力量吗？这仅仅发生在美国吗？这是学术竞赛的结果（新的观点更容易出版）吗？