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单词 fancy
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fancy

verb
 
/ˈfænsi/
/ˈfænsi/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fancy
/ˈfænsi/
/ˈfænsi/
he / she / it fancies
/ˈfænsiz/
/ˈfænsiz/
past simple fancied
/ˈfænsid/
/ˈfænsid/
past participle fancied
/ˈfænsid/
/ˈfænsid/
-ing form fancying
/ˈfænsiɪŋ/
/ˈfænsiɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [transitive] (British English, informal) to want something or want to do something synonym feel like
    • fancy something Fancy a drink?
    • I fancied a change of scene.
    • She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
    • fancy doing something Do you fancy going out this evening?
  2.  
     [transitive] fancy somebody (British English, informal) to be sexually attracted to somebody
    • I think she fancies me.
    Topics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1
  3. [transitive] fancy yourself (British English, informal, disapproving) to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent
    • He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself.
  4. [transitive] (British English) to like the idea of being something or to believe, often wrongly, that you are something
    • fancy yourself (as) something She fancies herself (as) a serious actress.
    • fancy yourself + adv./prep. He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy.
  5. [intransitive, transitive]
    Fancy!
    (informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
    • Fancy! She's never been in a plane before.
    • fancy doing something Fancy meeting you here!
    • fancy something ‘She remembered my name after all those years.’ ‘Fancy that!’
  6. [transitive] (British English) fancy somebody/something to think that somebody/something will win or be successful at something, especially in a race
    • Which horse do you fancy in the next race?
    • He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances.
    Topics Successc2
  7. [transitive] fancy (that)… (literary) to believe or imagine something
    • She fancied (that) she could hear footsteps.
    8. Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.

fancy

adjective
 
/ˈfænsi/
/ˈfænsi/
(comparative fancier, superlative fanciest)
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  1.  
     unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; intended to impress other people
    • a kitchen full of fancy gadgets
    • They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.
    • He's always using fancy legal words.
    opposite simple
  2. [only before noun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours
    • fancy goods (= things sold as gifts or for decoration)
    • He was the fanciest dresser in the room.
    compare plain
  3. (sometimes disapproving) expensive or connected with an expensive way of life
    • fancy restaurants with fancy prices
    • Don't come back with any fancy ideas.
  4. (North American English) (of food) of high quality
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.

fancy

noun
/ˈfænsi/
/ˈfænsi/
(plural fancies)
Idioms
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  1. [countable, uncountable] something that you imagine; your imagination synonym fantasy
    • night-time fancies that disappear in the morning
    • a child’s wild flights of fancy
  2. [singular] a feeling that you would like to have or to do something synonym whim
    • She said she wanted a dog but it was only a passing fancy.
  3. [countable, usually plural] (British English) a small decorated cake
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.
Idioms
as/whenever, etc. the fancy takes you
  1. as/whenever, etc. you feel like doing something
    • We bought a camper van so we could go away whenever the fancy took us.
catch/take somebody’s fancy
  1. to attract or please somebody
    • She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy.
take a fancy to somebody/something
  1. (especially British English) to start liking somebody/something, often without an obvious reason
    • He’s taken quite a fancy to his next-door neighbour.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
tickle somebody’s fancy
  1. (informal) to please somebody
    • See if any of these tickle your fancy.
    • If you see something that tickles your fancy, I’ll buy it for you.
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