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单词 fashion
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fash•ion /ˈfæʃən/USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. [uncountable] a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.
  2. the art, study, or business of designing clothing or appearance:[uncountable]the fashion industry.
  3. [uncountable] conventional usage in dress, manners, etc.
  4. manner;
    way of making or doing something:[countable]in a warlike fashion.

v. [+ object]
  1. to give a particular shape or form to;
    make;
    construct:fashioned a necklace from paper clips.
Idioms
  1. Idioms after or in a fashion, to some small extent;
    in a rather poor way:I spoke French after a fashion.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fash•ion  (fashən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.:the latest fashion in dresses.
  2. conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., esp. of polite society, or conformity to it:the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion.
  3. manner;
    way;
    mode:in a warlike fashion.
  4. the make or form of anything:He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture.
  5. a kind;
    sort:All fashions of people make up the world.
  6. [Obs.]workmanship.
  7. [Obs.]act or process of making.
  8. Idioms after or in a fashion, in some manner or other or to some extent;
    in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way:He's an artist after a fashion.

v.t. 
  1. to give a particular shape or form to;
    make:The cavemen fashioned tools from stones.
  2. to accommodate;
    adjust;
    adapt:doctrines fashioned to the varying hour.
  3. [Shipbuilding.]to bend (a plate) without preheating.
  4. [Obs.]to contrive;
    manage.
  • Latin factiōn- (stem of factiō) a doing, company. See faction
  • Anglo-French faço(u)n, façun, Old French faceon
  • Middle English facioun shape, manner 1250–1300
fashion•less, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mode; fad, rage, craze. Fashion, style, vogue imply popularity or widespread acceptance of manners, customs, dress, etc. Fashion is that which characterizes or distinguishes the habits, manners, dress, etc., of a period or group:the fashions of the 18th century.Style is sometimes the equivalent of fashion, but also denotes conformance to a prevalent standard:to be in style; a chair in the Queen Anne style.Vogue suggests the temporary popularity of certain fashions:this year's vogue in popular music.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shape, cut, pattern, figure.
    • 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frame, construct, mold.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suit, fit.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fashion /ˈfæʃən/ n
  1. style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
  2. (as modifier): a fashion magazine
  3. (modifier) (esp of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last
  4. manner of performance; mode; way: in a striking fashion
  5. (in combination): crab-fashion
  6. a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc, that are most fashionable
  7. shape, appearance, or form
  8. sort; kind; type
  9. after a fashion, in a fashionin some manner, but not very well: I mended it, after a fashion
  10. of fashionof high social standing
vb (transitive)
  1. to give a particular form to
  2. to make suitable or fitting
  3. obsolete to contrive; manage
Etymology: 13th Century facioun form, manner, from Old French faceon, from Latin factiō a making, from facere to make

ˈfashioner n
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