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

• 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。
• First, trying to choose a career based on a current business fad is foolish.
  首先，根据眼前的商业时尚选择事业是非常愚蠢的。
• This is much like our fad "starvation diets"& and with similar results.
  这非常类似于我们的时尚“饥饿节食”&并且有着类似的结果。
• Hollywood discovered the one-time sport of Hawaiian kings and a full-blown fad exploded.
  好来坞发现了这个夏威夷王者的时尚运动，由此爆发了一场冲浪热潮。
• 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。
• At present various wax printing works have already been the fad that both Chinese and foreign visitors run after.
  目前各种蜡染艺术品已是中外游客追求的时尚。
• 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。
• It's just a passing fad.
  一时的时尚而已。
• This shifting interest of physicists is characteristic of any other fad.
  物理学家兴趣的转移是任何一个新出现的热门的标志。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.
  一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。