vogue
/vəʊɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /vəʊɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvōg/ (ame, mw)
vogue — 名詞
1. the state of being widely admired or used by lots of people during a particular
流行；風尚
短期內廣受歡迎的潮流
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.
去年夏天，鮮豔的霓虹色在青少年之間又開始流行起來了。
collocation: come into vogue
The vogue for vinyl records has surprised everyone in the music industry.
黑膠唱片重新流行起來的風潮，讓整個音樂產業都很意外。
pattern: the vogue for + noun
Long beards were very much in vogue when Kabir started his first café.
Kabir 開第一家咖啡店的時候，留長鬍子非常流行。
Open-plan offices were the vogue ten years ago, but quiet rooms are returning.
開放式辦公室在十年前蔚為風尚，但安靜的小房間現在又回來了。
Beatrix said short hair would never go out of vogue in Paris.
Beatrix 說短髮在巴黎永遠不會退流行。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
跳沃格舞
以模特兒式定格姿勢連續擺動的舞蹈
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.
Niran 每週六在社區中心教新學員跳沃格舞。
intransitive use with infinitive 'to vogue'
Several dancers began to vogue as soon as the DJ played a faster beat.
DJ 一放快節奏的音樂，好幾位舞者就開始跳起沃格舞。
Esme had been voguing in Harlem clubs for years before joining the company.
Esme 加入舞團之前，已經在哈林區的夜店跳沃格舞跳了好幾年。
The crowd cheered when Omar started to vogue right in front of the judges.
Omar 直接在評審面前跳起沃格舞，全場觀眾都歡呼了起來。
- 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.