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

• A fad and a trend. A fad lasts a very short time and is not very important.
  时尚存在的时间非常短，影响也不重要。
• The fad without a name was one which dealt with people's finger marks.
  那个没有名称的嗜好是研究人们的指纹的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some have said this is the death of a fad, with longtime skeptics revving up the schadenfreude.
  一些人开始表示，这些情况表明这股流行热潮玩完了，而那些长期对比特币持怀疑态度的人更是幸灾乐祸。
• Is your product a fad or a trend? Both are ok, but the strategies for success differ.
  你的产品将“短暂的流行”还是将成为趋势？两者都不错，但成功的策略各有不同。
• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
  他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• 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。
• This fad all began with the TV show featuring a kid whoencountered these strange creatures and started collecting them.
  这股潮流最开始是源于一个电视节目，故事讲述的是有个小孩遇见了这些奇怪的小生物，而后开始收集他们。
• 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。