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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is driven largely by fads, technical factors, liquidity shifts, and government signalling.
  它主要受到短期风潮、技术因素、流动性变化和政府信号的推动。
• So forget about the hot fads of the day.
  那么，就让我们忘记当今那些流行的东西吧。
• "Fads are nothing new on Wall Street," he tells fortune.
  “奇思怪想在华尔街一点也不新鲜，”他告诉财富网站（Fortune.com）。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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？
• 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。