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

• We can draw distinctions among fads, trends, and mega trends.
  我们可以在时尚、潮流和大趋势间划分区别。
• He doesn't let himself sidetracked by fads and trends.
  他不让自己受到时髦和时尚东西的折腾。
• 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！
• Ex: Everybody has different fads.
  每个人有不同的嗜好。
• She forced her diet fads on him.
  她把她的食物爱好强加于他。
• Theybring back plenty of memories that, unlike fads, will never goaway.
  它们可以唤回很多回忆，而回忆和时尚不同，它永远不会消失。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。