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- a popular trend, especially in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behaviour（服饰等的）流行式样, 流行款式; 时装; （行为举止等的）时尚：
they are slaves to the fashion for Americana.
他们简直成了美国文化时尚的奴隶。
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- mass noun the production and marketing of new styles of goods, especially clothing and cosmetics（尤指服装和化妆品的）新款的产销：
as modifier a fashion magazine.时尚杂志。
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- a manner of doing something（做事的）方式：
the work is done in a rather casual fashion.
这工作做得相当马虎。
with obj.(常作 be fashioned)
1- make into a particular or the required form把…做成特定（或所需）的形状, 使成形：
the bottles were fashioned from green glass.
这些瓶子是用绿色玻璃做成这种样子的。
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fashion something into
use materials to make into把（材料）制成：the skins were fashioned into boots and shoes.
那些兽皮被制成了靴子和鞋。
短语
after a fashion
- to a certain extent but not perfectly or satisfactorily勉强, 马马虎虎：
he could read after a fashion.
他仅能勉勉强强看些书。
after （或 in ）the fashion of
- in a manner similar to模仿; 像, 跟…一样; 按照…的方式：
she took servants for granted after the fashion of wealthy and pampered girls.
就像那些富有而娇惯的女孩子一样, 她认为有佣人是理所当然的。
in（或 out of）fashion
- popular (or unpopular) and considered (or not considered) to be smart at the time in question在（或不再）流行。
派生词
fashioner
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'make, shape, appearance', also 'a particular make or style'）： from Old French façon, from Latin factio（n-）, from facere 'do, make'.