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fad n.时尚,一时流行的狂热,一时的爱好 From hairstyles to hula hoops to saying “that’s hot,” fads are known to rise to crazed levels of popularity seemingly overnight. But they fade out just as fast, leaving late adopters with outdated sayings and some seriously uncool shoes. Much like a fad itself, no one has any real idea where this word came from. But it’s still in fashion some 144 years later. ★☆☆☆☆ 2013.3

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[fæd] If it’s all the rage, everybody’s into it, your parents don’t get it and teenage girls across the globe are trying to outdo each other with it, it’s officially a fad. This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]一时的风尚；风靡一时之物 You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly. 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。

英语单词	fad
英美音标	[fæd]
中文释义	n.时尚,一时流行的狂热,一时的爱好
vocab简明	If it’s all the rage, everybody’s into it, your parents don’t get it and teenage girls across the globe are trying to outdo each other with it, it’s officially a fad.
vocab扩展	From hairstyles to hula hoops to saying “that’s hot,” fads are known to rise to crazed levels of popularity seemingly overnight. But they fade out just as fast, leaving late adopters with outdated sayings and some seriously uncool shoes. Much like a fad itself, no one has any real idea where this word came from. But it’s still in fashion some 144 years later.
真题原句	This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一时的风尚；风靡一时之物 You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly. 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。
来源	2013.3

Fad It’s Passing Fæd N.时尚,一时流行的狂热,一时的爱好 Rage Everybody’s Parents