单词 | fancy |
释义 | fan·cy (fănsē) adj. fan·ci·er, fan·ci·est 1. a. Highly decorated: a fancy hat. b. Complex or intricate: the fancy footwork of a figure skater. 2. a. Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated: a fancy restaurant; a fancy way of asking for a loan. b. Of superior grade; fine: fancy preserves. 3. Excessive or exorbitant: paid a fancy price for the car. 4. Bred for unusual qualities or special points. n. pl. fan·cies 1. The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature. 2. Something imagined or invented by the mind: "As the fancies that kept crowding in upon him only made him more excited, he got out of bed and tried to think." (Sherwood Anderson). 3. a. A capricious liking or inclination: I have a fancy for a glass of wine. b. A romantic liking or interest: She's taken a fancy to you. 4. a. The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group. b. The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group. tr.v. fan·cied, fan·cy·ing, fan·cies 1. a. To have a liking or enthusiasm for: fancies sports cars. b. To have a desire or inclination for: Would you fancy a cup of coffee? c. To take a romantic interest in (someone): Do you think he fancies her? 2. To imagine or suppose: "I fancy she is an exceedingly proud woman" (Jane Austen). [From Middle English fantsy, imagination, fantasy, from fantasie; see FANTASY.] fanci·ly adv. fanci·ness n. |
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