"be in fashion" 是英语中描述流行状态的常用短语,字面可理解为“处于时尚之中”,实际意思是:流行;时髦;时兴;符合当下潮流。
该短语是主系表结构(主语 + be动词 + in fashion),核心是描述“主语(人/物)处于‘流行’的状态”,具体用法如下:
指某类物品、风格、趋势等“符合当下时尚”,比如服装、发型、颜色、设计风格等。
例1:Skinny jeans are still in fashion this year.(紧身牛仔裤今年还很流行。)
例2:Bright colors like neon green are in fashion for summer.(像霓虹绿这样的亮色在夏季很时髦。)
例3:Vintage furniture has been in fashion for a few years now.(复古家具这几年一直很时兴。)
指某人“穿着/风格符合时尚潮流”,即“某人很时髦”。
例1:She always wears clothes that are in fashion—she has great taste!(她总穿流行的衣服,品味很好!)
例2:My sister is so in fashion; everyone copies her outfits.(我姐姐超时髦,大家都模仿她的穿搭。)
根据“流行的时间”调整be动词的时态:
现在时(am/is/are):描述当前流行→ These sneakers are in fashion right now.(这双运动鞋现在很火。)
过去时(was/were):描述过去流行→ Bell-bottom pants were in fashion in the 1970s.(喇叭裤在20世纪70年代很流行。)
完成时(has/have been):描述持续至今的流行→ Minimalist design has been in fashion for over a decade.(极简设计流行了十多年。)
加程度副词:very much/incredibly + in fashion(非常流行)→ Retro styles are very much in fashion these days.(复古风格现在非常流行。)
加时间状语:this season/year/decade(这个季节/年/十年)→ Floral dresses are in fashion this spring.( floral连衣裙今年春天很流行。)
表示“过时;不再流行”,正好与"be in fashion"相反:
Flip phones are out of fashion now—everyone uses smartphones.(翻盖手机现在过时了,大家都用智能手机。)
"be in fashion":状态(“处于流行中”)→ Her bag is in fashion.(她的包很流行。)
"follow fashion":动作(“追随时尚”)→ She likes to follow fashion, so she buys new clothes often.(她喜欢追随时尚,所以经常买新衣服。)
总结:"be in fashion" 是描述“流行状态”的核心短语,无论是物品还是人,只要符合当下潮流,都可以用它来表达~