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。
• These fads, opinions, and aesthetics are tossed away just as easily as they're donned and absorbed, making the individuals that embody them creatures of constant flux.
  这些时尚，意见和美学倒去一样容易，因为它们可以穿上和吸收，使个人，体现他们不断变化的生物。
• 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！
• Stock prices can be subject to bubbles or fads that lead a stock price to differ from its fundamental value.
  股票价格会受到泡沫经济和狂热的影响，导致股票价格偏离基础价格。
• 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 challenge is to look beyond the hype of companies and media and see the trends from the fads.
  挑战就是在公司，媒体的炒作之下认清流行的趋势。
• University students should have the resolve to live a frugal lifestyle and should not try to keep up with the Joneses or follow trends and fads.
  大学生应该有决心过节俭生活，不要和别人比阔气或追求时尚；
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。