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

• However, in the United States, there is an additional reason for fads: most Americans seem to feel that something is wrong if there isn't frequent change in their lives.
  但是，在美国，时尚的发生另有其因：大多数美国人似乎觉得，如果他们的生活没有发生频繁的变化，那一定有什么地方不对劲了。
• Ex: Everybody has different fads.
  每个人有不同的嗜好。
• Fads, I submit, are the very negation of reason.
  我认为，赶时髦就是最缺乏理智的表现。
• 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。
• Mr Dale believes that, caught up in this maelstrom of fads, managers can overlook the obvious-hence the title of his book.
  戴尔认为，由于陷入了这种时尚漩涡，经理人可能会忽视那些浅显的道理他这本书由此得名。
• 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。
• She forced her diet fads on him.
  她把她的食物爱好强加于他。
• We still face the problem of misunderstanding Agility, but this occurs whenever new fads arise and transition from novelty to general acceptance.
  我们仍然面临着误解Agility的严重问题，但是不管有新的流行趋势出现，或者从新奇性转变为普遍接受时，这种情况都会发生。
• 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！
• Fads come and go, and sometimes it's safe to ignore them ( sage advice coming from a guy with a wardrobe full of leisure suits).
  流行时尚来了又去，有时无需理会它们（明智的建议来自一个衣橱里满是休闲服的家伙）。