after a fashion

1. 勉强；马马虎虎
   He can play the piano after a fashion.

   他能弹点钢琴。

after the fashion of

1. 模仿；跟……一样
   It is a novel after the fashion of Graham Greene.

   这是部模仿格雷罕姆·格林的小说。

all the fashion

1. 风行一时
   Short dresses and long boots were all the fashion last year.

   短裙高靴在去年风行一时。

follow the fashion

1. 赶时髦
   She spent a lot of money to follow the fashion.

   为赶时髦她花费了不少钱。

in fashion

1. 合于时尚
   Long skirts for women are in fashion again.

   女长裙又开始流行了。

set a/the fashion

1. 开创新时尚
   They set the fashion for the generation.

   他们为这一代树立了一个新风尚。

• after a fashion
  to a certain extent but not perfectly.
• after (or in) the fashion of
  in a manner similar to.
• in (or out of) fashion
  fashionable (or unfashionable).