fashion [ˈfæʃn]

n.时尚;(衣服、发式等的)流行款式;(行为、活动等的)时兴;时装业

vt.(尤指用手工)制作;塑造

重要习语表达：

after a fashion 勉强，马马虎虎；不太好

after/in the fashion 时髦的，流行的

after the fashion of sb/sth 像...一样：模仿…的风格；模仿…的式样；像…的风格

经典例句赏析：

1.

I can play the piano, after a fashion.

我会弹钢琴，不过马马虎虎。

He speaks French after a fashion.

他勉强会说几句法语。

He knew the way, after a fashion.

他勉强认路。

She was educated — after a fashion — at home

她算得上是受过教育——家庭教育。

2.

Long skirts are after the fashion.

长裙正流行。

Long skirts are in fashion.

长裙正流行。

This hairstyle is after [ in] the fashion.

这种发型现在很时髦。

3.

The new library is very much after the fashion of Nash.

这座新图书馆很像纳什的风格。

His novel is after the fashion of Mark Twain.

他的小说风格很像马克·吐温。