vogue
/vəʊɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /vəʊɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvōg/ (ame, mw)
vogue — noun
1. the state of being widely admired or used by lots of people during a particular
the state of being widely admired or used by lots of people during a particular period, often only for a short while before tastes change again.
Bright neon colours came back into vogue last summer among teenagers.
collocation: come into vogue
The vogue for vinyl records has surprised everyone in the music industry.
pattern: the vogue for + noun
Long beards were very much in vogue when Kabir started his first café.
Open-plan offices were the vogue ten years ago, but quiet rooms are returning.
Beatrix said short hair would never go out of vogue in Paris.
- fashion
more everyday; 'fashion' can be countable or uncountable, while 'vogue' usually pairs with 'in/out of'.
- trend
neutral and more common in journalism; 'trend' focuses on direction of change, 'vogue' on current acceptance.
- craze
informal and stronger; suggests intense, short-lived enthusiasm, often slightly mocking.
- fad
always implies the popularity is silly or will not last; 'vogue' is more neutral.
- obscurity
the state of being unknown or unnoticed.
文法句型
in vogue
the vogue for [something]
have a vogue
用法筆記
Most often appears in the fixed phrases 'in vogue', 'come into vogue', 'go out of vogue', and 'the vogue for X'. Implies the popularity is fashionable rather than deep-rooted, and usually short-lived.
常見錯誤
vogue — verb
- voguepresent simple I / you / we / they
- vogues3rd person singular
- voguing-ing form
- voguedpast simple
1. to dance by holding sharp, model-like poses one after another, in a style that b
to dance by holding sharp, model-like poses one after another, in a style that began in New York ballroom culture in the 1980s.
Niran taught the new students to vogue at the community centre on Saturdays.
intransitive use with infinitive 'to vogue'
Several dancers began to vogue as soon as the DJ played a faster beat.
Esme had been voguing in Harlem clubs for years before joining the company.
The crowd cheered when Omar started to vogue right in front of the judges.
- pose
more general; any held position, not the specific ballroom dance style.
- strike a pose
describes one moment; 'vogue' describes the ongoing dance.
文法句型
vogue (to + music)
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive, often used in the continuous form 'voguing' to name the dance style itself. Strongly associated with LGBTQ+ ballroom culture and competitive dance battles.