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

• This could entail fishing at different times of day, at specific depths under the waves, or by more targeted use of fish aggregating devices ( FADs).
  这可以在一天内使用不同的方法捕鱼，在大浪中一个特定的深度，或更定向的使用鱼群搜寻设备。
• She forced her diet fads on him.
  她把她的食物爱好强加于他。
• 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）。
• 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。
• It was one of the many fads that sweep through mathematics regularly.
  它是常见的贯穿在数学中的许多流行一时的风尚之一。
• "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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！