fashionable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fash·ion·a·ble /ˈfæʃənəbəl/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective 1 FASHIONABLEpopular, especially for a short period of time 〔尤指短时期内〕时髦的，流行的 OPP unfashionable Strong colours are very fashionable at the moment. 眼下流行艳丽的色彩。it is fashionable (for somebody) to do something It suddenly became fashionable for politicians to talk about green issues. 政客们大谈环保问题突然变成了一种时尚。2 EXPENSIVEpopular with, or used by, rich people 有钱人光顾[使用]的 OPP unfashionablea fashionable resort/area/address etc He runs a fashionable restaurant near the Harbor. 他在港口附近经营一家高级餐厅。 —fashionably adverb fashionably dressed women 衣着入时的女性 THESAURUSfashionable popular at a particular time 时髦的，流行的fashionable clothes 时髦的衣服It was fashionable to have red hair. 染红头发很时髦。His theories were fashionable in the 1980s. 他的理论在20世纪80年代风靡一时。trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way 时尚的〔略带贬义或玩笑意味〕a trendy tie 一条时髦的领带a trendy restaurant 一家时尚餐厅The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there. 这个地区变得很时尚，住了许多艺术家。stylish fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way 时髦的，有格调的She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit. 她穿着时髦的两件式套装。The furniture looked very stylish and modern. 这些家具看上去相当时髦而现代。cool informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good 时髦的〔尤用于表示某人或某物看上去很好〕Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses. 迈克尔穿黑西装戴墨镜看上去很酷。a cool shirt 一件时髦的衬衫happening [only before noun] informal a happening place is fashionable and lively 时尚的London has always been a happening place. 伦敦一直是个时尚之地。be in fashion v phrase to be fashionable at a particular time 流行The Sixties look is back in fashion. 60年代的风格重新流行起来。in informal fashionable at a particular time. In is not used before a noun, except in the phrases below 流行的〔不用于名词前,以下短语除外〕Pale colours are in. 现在流行浅色。New York was the in place to be. 纽约曾是个时髦之地。Yoga has become the in thing to do. 练瑜伽已成了时髦之事。Examples from the Corpus
fashionable• It is fashionable at present to suggest that the school curriculum should be relevant.• The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.• The fleece tops for children come in fashionable colors.• They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.• I've never been very fashionable. I'd rather wear what feels comfortable.• a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s• Rather, he was a young and fashionable man who was able to capture the spirit of the dawning era.• Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.• He runs a very fashionable restaurant in Sag Harbor.• The finale shifts styles in a way now familiar and fashionable through composers such as Schnittke.• But for most women, it was fashionable to refrain from eating long before it became fashionable to be slender.• No doubt this would be considered fashionable today but the thought of going out like that mortified me.• This is the latest style of hat worn by fashionable women in Milan.a fashionable resort/area/address etc• Down Niddry Street stands the charming concert hall which was a fashionable resort in the eighteenth century.From Longman Business Dictionaryfashionablefash‧ion‧a‧ble /ˈfæʃənəbəl/ adjective popular at a particular timefashionable management theoriesIt has became fashionable for politicians to talk about green issues.fash·ion·a·ble adjective →THESAURUS1ChineseSyllable
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fashionable
fash‧ion‧a‧ble /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
adjective
OPP unfashionable:
Strong colours are very fashionable at the moment.
it is fashionable (for somebody) to do something
It suddenly became fashionable for politicians to talk about green issues.
2. popular with, or used by, rich people
OPP unfashionable
a fashionable resort/area/address etc
He runs a fashionable restaurant near the Harbor.
—fashionably adverb:
fashionably dressed women
▪ fashionable popular at a particular time: fashionable clothes | It was fashionable to have red hair. | His theories were fashionable in the 1980s.
▪trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way: a trendy tie | a trendy restaurant | The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there.
▪stylish adjective fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way: She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit. | The furniture looked very stylish and modern.
▪cool adjective informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good: Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses. | a cool shirt
▪happening [only before noun] informal adjective a happening place is fashionable and lively: London has always been a happening place.
▪be in fashion verb phrase to be fashionable at a particular time: The Sixties look is back in fashion.
▪in adjective informal fashionable at a particular time. In is not used before a noun, except in the phrases below: Pale colours are in. | New York was the in place to be. | Yoga has become the in thing to do.
fash‧ion‧a‧ble /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
adjective Word Family: verb: fashion; noun: fashion; adverb: fashionably ≠ UNFASHIONABLY; adjective: fashionable ≠ unfashionable
1. popular, especially for a short period of time OPP unfashionable:
it is fashionable (for somebody) to do something
2. popular with, or used by, rich people
OPP unfashionable
a fashionable resort/area/address etc
—fashionably adverb:
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