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

• The fads come and go in these field.
  这些流行一时的人在这些领域里来去匆匆。
• 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。
• 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！
• China is no stranger to investment fads.
  投资热在中国并不少见。
• She forced her diet fads on him.
  她把她的食物爱好强加于他。
• 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。
• 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。
• The uniformity of conventional wisdom determines the fads and fashions that routinely grip markets.
  传统智慧的一致性决定了日常影响市场的潮流和时尚。
• "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）。