| 单词 | to take fancy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take (a person's) fancy h. to take (a person's) fancy: to appeal to (a person); to please, attract. Cf. fancy n. 8, to tickle the fancy at tickle v.1 5a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (transitive)] skenta1250 solace1297 comfort1303 gamec1330 disportc1374 mirtha1400 solancea1400 playa1450 recreate1531 pastime1577 sport1577 entertain1593 to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631 divertise1651 to take the fancy of1653 divert1662 amuse1667 tickle1682 1653 Cloria & Narcissus 259 Whether his person or his fame have most taken her fancy I will not say. 1672 R. B. Journey to Jerusalem 24 Having presented us the Patterns of abundance of Prints, every one took his Fancy. 1759 C. Cibber Diss. Theatres I. 49 It's a pretty Attitude forsooth, he caught it perhaps, from a French Print..it took his Fancy probably. 1793 Lady's Mag. Feb. 72/1 All on a sudden she breaks in on her husband's discourse. My friend—my dear friend—an idea takes my fancy! 1827 W. Clarke Every Night Bk. 73 The cock which takes your fancy..is..to all appearance, right-thorough bred. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 165 Tom..had had the good luck..to take the fancy of a rich relation, a grand-aunt. 1921 Living Age 26 Feb. 534/2 At the beginning of the next year Lady Windermere's Fan at once took the fancy of London. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xiv. 233 Banana on toast. Beans on toast. Cornflakes. Whatever takes your fancy. 2007 Irish Times 12 Feb. 13/4 A..reader..contacted us to complain about the price of a car which had recently taken his fancy. < as lemmas |
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