fancy

verb

1. 想要；想做
   to want sth or want to do sth
   1. Fancy a drink?
      想喝一杯吗？
   2. She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
      她不喜欢黑夜回家这个主意。
   3. Do you fancy going out this evening?
      今晚你想不想出去？
2. 爱慕（异性）
   to be sexually attracted to sb
   1. I think she fancies me.
      我认为她爱我。
3. 自负；自命不凡
   to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent
   1. He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself.
      他和我聊起天来，我看得出他确实自以为了不起。
4. 自认为是；自命为
   to like the idea of being sth or to believe, often wrongly, that you are sth
   1. She fancies herself (as) a serious actress.
      她自以为是严肃的演员。
5. （表示惊奇或震惊）真想不到，竟然
   used to show that you are surprised or shocked by sth
   1. Fancy! She's never been in a plane before.
      真想不到！她竟然从未坐过飞机。
   2. Fancy meeting you here!
      竟然在这儿遇到你！
   3. ‘She remembered my name after all those years.’ ‘ Fancy that! ’
      “过了那么多年她还记得我的名字。”“真是不可思议！”
6. 认为…会成功；（尤指速度竞赛）认为…要赢
   to think that sb will win or be successful at sth, especially in a race
   1. Which horse do you fancy in the next race?
      下一轮赛马你认为哪匹马会赢？
   2. He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances .
      他希望得到那份工作，不过我认为他的机会不大。
7. 认为；想象
   to believe or imagine sth
   1. She fancied (that) she could hear footsteps.
      她觉得好像听到了脚步声。

noun

1. 想象的事物；想象（力）
   something that you imagine; your imagination
   1. night-time fancies that disappear in the morning
      在早上逝去的夜间幻觉
   2. a child's wild flights of fancy
      孩子的异想天开
2. 想要；爱好
   a feeling that you would like to have or to do sth
   1. She said she wanted a dog but it was only a passing fancy.
      她说想要一条狗，但这不过是一时心血来潮。
3. 花色小蛋糕
   a small decorated cake

adj.

1. 异常复杂的；太花哨的
   unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; intended to impress other people
   1. a kitchen full of fancy gadgets
      有各式各样小装置的厨房
   2. They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.
      他们给这个舞蹈增加了许多复杂的舞步。
   3. He's always using fancy legal words.
      他总是使用异常复杂的法律词语。
2. 精致的；有精美装饰的；绚丽的；花哨的
   with a lot of decorations or bright colours
   1. fancy goods (= things sold as gifts or for decoration)
      精美小商品（用作装饰或礼品）
3. 昂贵的；奢华的
   expensive or connected with an expensive way of life
   1. fancy restaurants with fancy prices
      价格昂贵的豪华餐厅
   2. Don't come back with any fancy ideas.
      别用任何大手大脚花钱的想法回敬我了。
4. 优质的；高档的
   of high quality

WANTING, LIKING, OR THINKING 想;喜欢;认为

1. VERB 想要;想做
   If you fancy something, you want to have it or to do it.
   1. What do you fancy doing, anyway?...
      你到底想干什么？
   2. Do you fancy going to see a movie sometime?...
      你想不想有空去看场电影？
   3. I just fancied a drink.
      我就是想喝点东西。
2. N-COUNT (尤指一时的)喜好，渴望
   A fancy is a liking or desire for someone or something, especially one that does not last long.
   1. She did not suspect that his interest was just a passing fancy.
      她相信这不过是他一时兴起。
3. VERB 爱慕;对(异性)着迷
   If you fancy someone, you feel attracted to them, especially in a sexual way.
   1. The boys would tease you to death if they didn't fancy you...
      如果男孩们不喜欢你的话，他们就会狠狠地捉弄你。
   2. I think he thinks I fancy him or something.
      我想他以为我爱慕他或什么的。
4. VERB 想让自己成为;想让自己做
   If you fancy yourself as a particular kind of person or fancy yourself doing a particular thing, you like the idea of being that kind of person or doing that thing.
   1. So you fancy yourself as the boss someday?...
      这么说，你是想有一天自己当上老板喽？
   2. I didn't fancy myself wearing a kilt.
      我不想穿褶裥短裙。
5. VERB 以为(自己)是;把(自己)当成
   If you say that someone fancies themselves (as) a particular kind of person, you mean that they think, often wrongly, that they have the good qualities which that kind of person has.
   1. She fancies herself a bohemian...
      她自以为是放荡不羁的艺术家。
   2. She knew Felix fancied himself as a connoisseur.
      她知道费利克斯把他自己当成鉴赏家。
   3. ...a flighty young woman who really fancies herself.
      自命不凡、见异思迁的年轻女子
6. VERB 相信(参赛的某队或某人)会赢
   If you say that you fancy a particular competitor or team in a competition, you think they will win.
   1. You have to fancy Bath because they are the most consistent team in England...
      巴斯队一定会赢，因为他们是英格兰表现最稳定的球队。
   2. I fancy England to win through.
      我认为英格兰队会一路胜出。
7. VERB 认为;料想
   If you fancy that something is the case, you think or suppose that it is so.
   1. When Ferris looked up he fancied that he saw a shadow pass close to the window...
      费里斯抬头向上看，感觉看见一个影子在窗子近旁经过。
   2. She fancied he was trying to hide a smile.
      她猜想他正在尽力掩饰笑容。
8. N-VAR (不切实际的)想象，幻想
   A fancy is an idea that is unlikely, untrue, or imaginary.
   1. His last book is a bold, at times surrealistic mixture of fact and fancy.
      他的最后一部书把现实与梦幻大胆糅合在一起，有些地方表现出超现实主义色彩。
   2. ...a childhood fancy.
      儿时的幻想
   3. ...whims and fancies.
      突发的念头和不切实际的幻想
9. EXCLAM (表达惊奇或不赞成)真想不到，太意外
   You say 'fancy' or 'fancy that' when you want to express surprise or disapproval.
   1. It was very tasteless. Fancy talking like that so soon after his death...
      这真是太不得体了。真想不到在他尸骨未寒时就那么说话。
   2. 'Fancy that!' smiled Conti.
      “真想不到！”康蒂笑着说。
10. PHRASE (通常指不知何故就)爱上，喜欢上
    If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason.
    1. Sylvia took quite a fancy to him...
       西尔维娅深深爱上了他。
    2. The King took a fancy to ordering disguises and masks.
       国王迷上了订购化装用品和面具。
11. PHRASE 招…喜欢;逗…喜爱
    If something takes your fancy or tickles your fancy, you like it a lot when you see it or think of it.
    1. She makes most of her own clothes, copying any fashion which takes her fancy.
       她的衣服多是仿照她喜爱的时装自己缝制的。
12. flight of fancy → see: flight

ELABORATE OR EXPENSIVE 精致的;昂贵的

1. ADJ-GRADED 别致的;精美的;花哨的
   If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is special, unusual, or elaborate, for example because it has a lot of decoration.
   1. It was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
      它装在一个别致的有漂亮图纹的塑料盒子里。
   2. ...fancy jewellery.
      精美的珠宝
2. ADJ-GRADED (过于)奢华的，豪华的，昂贵的
   If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is very expensive or of very high quality, and you often dislike it because of this.
   1. He owned a fancy house out on Lake Agawam...
      他在阿格瓦姆湖畔拥有一座豪宅。
   2. They sent me to a fancy private school.
      他们把我送到一所昂贵的私立学校学习。

1. What do you fancy doing, anyway?
   你到底想干什么？
2. Do you fancy going to see a movie sometime?
   你想不想有空去看场电影？
3. I just fancied a drink.
   我就是想喝点东西。
4. She did not suspect that his interest was just a passing fancy.
   她相信这不过是他一时兴起。
5. The boys would tease you to death if they didn't fancy you
   如果男孩们不喜欢你的话，他们就会狠狠地捉弄你。
6. I think he thinks I fancy him or something.
   我想他以为我爱慕他或什么的。
7. So you fancy yourself as the boss someday?
   这么说，你是想有一天自己当上老板喽？
8. I didn't fancy myself wearing a kilt.
   我不想穿褶裥短裙。
9. She fancies herself a bohemian
   她自以为是放荡不羁的艺术家。
10. She knew Felix fancied himself as a connoisseur.
    她知道费利克斯把他自己当成鉴赏家。
11. You have to fancy Bath because they are the most consistent team in England
    巴斯队一定会赢，因为他们是英格兰表现最稳定的球队。
12. I fancy England to win through.
    我认为英格兰队会一路胜出。
13. When Ferris looked up he fancied that he saw a shadow pass close to the window
    费里斯抬头向上看，感觉看见一个影子在窗子近旁经过。
14. She fancied he was trying to hide a smile.
    她猜想他正在尽力掩饰笑容。
15. His last book is a bold, at times surrealistic mixture of fact and fancy.
    他的最后一部书把现实与梦幻大胆糅合在一起，有些地方表现出超现实主义色彩。
16. It was very tasteless. Fancy talking like that so soon after his death
    这真是太不得体了。真想不到在他尸骨未寒时就那么说话。
17. 'Fancy that!' smiled Conti.
    “真想不到！”康蒂笑着说。
18. Sylvia took quite a fancy to him
    西尔维娅深深爱上了他。
19. The King took a fancy to ordering disguises and masks.
    国王迷上了订购化装用品和面具。
20. She makes most of her own clothes, copying any fashion which takes her fancy.
    她的衣服多是仿照她喜爱的时装自己缝制的。
21. It was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
    它装在一个别致的有漂亮图纹的塑料盒子里。
22. They sent me to a fancy private school.
    他们把我送到一所昂贵的私立学校学习。
23. I fancy Leicester to go up.
    我认为莱斯特队会晋级。
24. Fancy some nosh?
    来点儿吃的？
25. This house has captured my fancy.
    这座房子我很中意。
26. She got the highest score in fancy diving.
    她在花式跳水中得了最高分。
27. He took a fancy to the girl.
    他看中了这位姑娘。
28. The tie happened to strike Paul's fancy, so he bought it.
    保罗看中了这条领带，就买下了。
29. We laughed at his fancy.
    我们笑他异想天开。
30. Your handwriting is too fancy.
    你的字太花了。

  fantasy daydream delusion fancy illusion【导航词义：幻想】

  fantasy n. 想象，幻想

〔辨析〕指对刺激或异乎寻常的事情的臆想，此类事情基本不可能在现实中发生。

  daydream n. 白日梦，空想

〔辨析〕指在清醒时产生的使人忘却现实的美好幻想。

  delusion n. 错觉，妄想

〔辨析〕指对自己或自身所处境况的错误看法。

  fancy n. 〈文，旧〉想象

〔辨析〕指无根据的猜想或空想，所想象的内容常含近乎怪诞的意味。

  illusion n. 幻觉，幻想

〔辨析〕尤指对自己持有的错误观念或想法。

n.

as/whenever, etc. the fancy takes you

• 当（或无论何时等）想做某事时
  as/whenever, etc. you feel like doing sth
  1. We bought a camper van so we could go away whenever the fancy took us.
     我们买了一辆野营车，所以我们啥时想去野营就可以去。

catch/take sb's fancy

• 吸引某人；中某人的意
  to attract or please sb
  1. She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy.
     她仔细查看旅馆广告，终于有一家中了她的意。

take a fancy to sb/sth

• 喜欢上，爱上（常指没有明显原因）
  to start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason

tickle sb's fancy

• 使觉得好玩；使开心
  to please or amuse sb
  1. See if any of these tickle your fancy.
     看看这些是否有你喜欢的。

noun

1. a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

2. something many people believe that is false
   1. they have the illusion that I am very wealthy

   Synonym:    illusionfantasyphantasy

3. a predisposition to like something
   1. he had a fondness for whiskey

   Synonym:    fondnesspartiality

verb

1. imagine
   1. I can't see him on horseback!
   2. I can see what will happen
   3. I can see a risk in this strategy

   Synonym:    visualizevisualiseenvisionprojectseefigurepictureimage

2. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
   1. She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window

   Synonym:    go fortake to

adj

1. not plain
   1. fancy handwriting
   2. fancy clothes