fancy
verb
noun
adj
ˈfænsi verb
1
LIKE/WANT
喜欢/想要
to like or want something, or want to do something [英，非正式] 喜欢，想要; BrE informal
Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
想小喝一杯吗，埃玛？
fancy doing sth
Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.
对不起，今晚我不想出去。
2
SEXUAL ATTRACTION
性吸引
to feel sexually attracted to someone [英，非正式] 爱慕，爱恋 BrE informal
All the girls fancied him.
所有的女孩子都爱他。
3
fancy yourself
to behave in a way that shows you think you are very attractive or clever [英，非正式] 自以为是，自命不凡 BrE informal
That bloke on the dance floor really fancies himself.
舞池里那个家伙真是自命不凡。
4
fancy yourself (as) sth
to believe, usually wrongly, that you have particular skills or are a particular type of person [英] 自以为是〔某种人〕，自命为〔某类人物〕 BrE
He fancies himself an artist.
他自以为是艺术家。
She fancies herself as another Madonna.
她自以为是第二个麦当娜。
5
THINK STH WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
认为某事会成功
to think someone or something is likely to be successful in something [英] 认为…会成功 （赢 ） BrE
Which team do you fancy this year?
你认为今年哪支队会赢？
I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late.
我不相信这么晚我们还能弄到票。
6
fancy!/fancy that!
used to express your surprise or shock about something [英，口] 真想不到！/难以想象会有那种事！ BrE spoken
‘The Petersons are getting divorced.’ ‘Fancy that!’
“彼得森夫妇要离婚了。”“这真不可思议！”
Fancy seeing you here!
真没想到在这里见到你！
7
THINK/BELIEVE
想/相信
to think or believe some ¬thing without being certain [文] 〔不肯定地〕想，以为 literary
fancy (that)
She fancied she heard a noise downstairs.
她觉得自己好像听到楼下有声音。
noun
8
LIKING/WISH
喜欢/希望
a. a feeling, especially one that is not particularly strong or urgent, that you like someone or want to have something b. if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it or want to have it 〔某物〕让你喜欢上，让你看中 especially BrE
take a fancy to sb/sth (decide that you like someone or want to have something) 喜欢上某人/某物
Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara.
希尔先生深深地爱上了克拉拉。
Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long) .
想去墨西哥只是一时的兴致而已。
Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want) .
因为价格高，所以地毯不是一件想换就换的物品。
Did you see anything that took your fancy?
你看中了什么吗？
9
tickle sb’s fancy
to seem attractive or amusing to someone [非正式] 引起某人的兴趣 informal
The idea of playing a joke on her tickled his fancy.
跟她开个玩笑的想法引起了他的兴趣。
10
IDEA
想法，主意
an idea or opinion that is not based on fact [过时] 〔无根据的〕想法，猜想; 奇想; 空想 C | old-fashioned
Oh, that was just a fancy of his.
啊，那只是他的一个奇思怪想。
11
IMAGINATION
想象
imagination or something that you imagine [文] 想象; 想象的事物 U | literary
adj
12 fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable 〔旅馆、餐厅、汽车等〕昂贵的，豪华的; BrE
Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary.
哈里带我去一家豪华餐厅，庆祝我们的结婚纪念日。
fancy prices
13 having a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way 花哨的; 别致的; 繁复的
fancy soaps in seashell shapes
海贝形状的别致肥皂
I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy .
我只要一件简单的便服外套 — 别花里胡哨的。
14 complicated and needing a lot of skill 需要复杂技巧的，高难度的;
I can’t do all that fancy stuff on the computer.
我应付不了计算机上那些复杂的东西。
Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals) .
谈判一宗生意有时需要点高明的手段。
15 fancy food is of a high quality [美] 〔食物〕特级的 only before noun 仅用于名词前 | AmE