fancy
n. 想象力, 幻想, 喜好 a. 想象的, 精美的, 新奇的, 奇特的, 高价的, 特级的 vt. 想象, 设想, 相信, 喜爱 vi. 想象, 幻想
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教材释义与例句
幻想；想象力；爱好
an idea or opinion that is not based on fact
想象；喜爱；设想；自负
to like or want something, or want to do something
幻想；想象
想象的；奇特的；昂贵的；精选的
fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable
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The imagination.
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An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
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An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
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A whim.
I had a fancy to learn to play the flute.
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Love or amorous attachment.
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Liking.
He took a fancy to the goods in the window.
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The object of inclination or liking.
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Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Trainspotting is the fancy of a special lot.
the cat fancy
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The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
He fell out of favor with the boxing fancy after the incident.
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A diamond with a distinctive colour.
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That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
18th century, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving Land, cited in Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, 1755, London-pride is a pretty fancy, and does well for borders.
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A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
a French fancy; a fondant fancy; cream fancies
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A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
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In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
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A colored neckerchief worn at prizefights to show support for a contender.
废旧 俚语the yellow fancy; the cream fancy; the blood-red fancy
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To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
正式I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine.
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To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
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To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
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To breed (animals) as a hobby.
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Would like; have a desire for.
I fancy a burger tonight for dinner.
Do you fancy going to town this weekend?
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To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
非正式I fancy that girl over there.
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To imagine, suppose.
过时[dated] I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey.
I fancy this is an error.
Fancy meeting you here!
Fancy that! I saw Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy kissing in the garden.
You won't get the gig just because you fancy yourself a musician.
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Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones.
This is a fancy shawl.
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Of a superior grade.
This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly.
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Executed with skill.
He initiated the game-winning play with a fancy deked saucer pass to the winger.
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Unnecessarily complicated.
非正式I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas.
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Extravagant; above real value.
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In a fancy manner; fancily.
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From Middle English fansy, fantsy, a contraction of fantasy, fantasye, fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Late Latin phantasia (“an idea, notion, fancy, phantasm”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to render visible”), from φαντός (phantós, “visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to make visible”); from the same root as φάος (pháos, “light”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti, from the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Doublet of fantasia, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy.
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