英语词汇“fantastic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINfantastic

Origin:

1300-1400 French fantastique, from Greek phantastikos, from phantasia; ➔ FANTASY

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

fantastic stories of invisible men
He's done a fantastic job.
My mom's sixty this year, but she still looks fantastic.
Teenagers spend fantastic amounts of money on clothes.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Airlines that rush to become launch customers get fantastic discounts from manufacturers.
It was horrible, but it gave me a fantastic feeling of self-confidence.
Multicolored volcanic ash flows, long since hardened to jagged rock, reach into the sea like fantastic taffy mountains.
They place at least one of their characters in a string of predicaments to which there are fantastic solutions.

THESAURUS► fantastic/terrific

spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English: · The view from the top was fantastic.· He did a fantastic job.· That’s a terrific idea!· ‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’

► great

spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· ‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'

► excellent

extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English: · Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· It is an excellent film.

► wonderful

extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased: · She is really a wonderful person.· That’s wonderful news!

► marvellous

British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common: · We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.· Martino’s performance was marvelous.

► amazing

extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.

► incredible

extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely: · What a goal! That was incredible!· It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.

► brilliant

British English informal extremely good: · ‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’· What a brilliant idea!

► be out of this world

used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better: · Their desserts are out of this world.

Longman Language Activatorgood ideas/plans/suggestions► good

· "Why don't you write to your bank and ask for a loan?'' "That's a good idea.''· I thought it would be a good idea to arrive early.· That's the best suggestion you've made all day.· The best way of getting your children to learn foreign languages is to send them to stay abroad.

► excellent

extremely good: · We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.· That sounds like an excellent idea to me.

► great

spoken informal a great idea is one that you like very much: great idea: · "Let's have a barbecue." "That's a great idea."great!: · "You want to go to a movie instead?" "Yeah, great, why not!"

► neat

American spoken say this when you think an idea is good because it is original and clever: · Jim and I need more time together away from the kids, so we came up with this neat idea of meeting after work.· "Why don't we go to the beach!'' "Yeah that sounds really neat.''

► terrific/fantastic

extremely good, in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · I've just though of a fantastic idea.· "What do you think of Kate's suggestion?'' "I think it's terrific.''

► brilliant

British informal extremely good and clever: · "Maybe we should invite them over here instead of going to their place." "Brilliant!"· Joanna came up with a brilliant idea for a new book.

► attractive

: attractive offer/proposition/package etc one that is very good and makes you want to accept it: · The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.· We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit.

something you like or enjoy very much► good

· Did you have a good weekend?· It's one of the best books I've ever read.· That smells good. What are you cooking?· There's nothing good on TV these days.· This year's show was much better than last year's.very/really good · We enjoyed our trip to Canada. It was really good.

► nice

pleasant or enjoyable: · I hope you have a nice vacation.· Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.very/really nice: · She made us a really nice dinner.

► great

spoken also excellent extremely good: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· "Did you have a good holiday?'' "It was great!''· Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· an excellent film

► perfect

so good that it could not be made any better: · It was a perfect day out.· This church is a perfect example of Gothic architecture.· "How was your holiday?'' "Oh, just perfect!''

► marvellous/wonderful/fantastic/terrific

spoken very good in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · The kids had a marvellous time at the carnival.· You get a wonderful view of the mountains from here.· The special effects in the movie were just fantastic.· Their latest album's terrific.

► amazing/incredible

very good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.· What a goal! That was just incredible!

► brilliant

spoken extremely good: · You should come to the new sports centre - it's brilliant.· "How was your trip?" "Absolutely brilliant!"

► neat

American spoken very good or enjoyable: · That's such a neat car.really neat: · The fireworks over Golden Gate Park were really neat.

► be out of this world

spoken use this to say that something is so good, enjoyable etc, that it is almost the best you have ever experienced: · Her new apartment's out of this world!· This is the best soufflé I've ever tasted -- it's out of this world.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► absolutely

· He was particularly pleased because of Dave being his friend and the playoff was absolutely fantastic.· He had been surprised at how big she was, but she was absolutely fantastic.

► most

· But what I heard at the same time was the most fantastic application of expression.· Just the chance to transcribe the manuscripts was the most fantastic luck, the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.· She really did have the most fantastic figure.· Worse than my most fantastic nightmares?· You would see Hugh in the most fantastic rages.

► too

· It was too fantastic, too much like science-fiction.· But then everything that had happened was too fantastic.· It's too fantastic to be true!

NOUN► view

· The public will even be able to enjoy the fantastic views across the Thames from the tower itself.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► trip the light fantastic

Among their routines as they trip the light fantastic at the Dolphin Centre in Darlington are the old time and modern dances.

单词	fantastic
释义	fantasticfan‧tas‧tic /fænˈtæstɪk/ ●●● S3 adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfantastic Origin: 1300-1400 French fantastique, from Greek phantastikos, from phantasia; ➔ FANTASY Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES fantastic stories of invisible men He's done a fantastic job. My mom's sixty this year, but she still looks fantastic. Teenagers spend fantastic amounts of money on clothes. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Airlines that rush to become launch customers get fantastic discounts from manufacturers. It was horrible, but it gave me a fantastic feeling of self-confidence. Multicolored volcanic ash flows, long since hardened to jagged rock, reach into the sea like fantastic taffy mountains. They place at least one of their characters in a string of predicaments to which there are fantastic solutions. Thesaurus THESAURUS► fantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English: · The view from the top was fantastic.· He did a fantastic job.· That’s a terrific idea!· ‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’ ► great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· ‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!' ► excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English: · Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· It is an excellent film. ► wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased: · She is really a wonderful person.· That’s wonderful news! ► marvellous British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common: · We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.· Martino’s performance was marvelous. ► amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience. ► incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely: · What a goal! That was incredible!· It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget. ► brilliant British English informal extremely good: · ‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’· What a brilliant idea! ► be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better: · Their desserts are out of this world. Longman Language Activatorgood ideas/plans/suggestions► good · "Why don't you write to your bank and ask for a loan?'' "That's a good idea.''· I thought it would be a good idea to arrive early.· That's the best suggestion you've made all day.· The best way of getting your children to learn foreign languages is to send them to stay abroad. ► excellent extremely good: · We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.· That sounds like an excellent idea to me. ► great spoken informal a great idea is one that you like very much: great idea: · "Let's have a barbecue." "That's a great idea."great!: · "You want to go to a movie instead?" "Yeah, great, why not!" ► neat American spoken say this when you think an idea is good because it is original and clever: · Jim and I need more time together away from the kids, so we came up with this neat idea of meeting after work.· "Why don't we go to the beach!'' "Yeah that sounds really neat.'' ► terrific/fantastic extremely good, in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · I've just though of a fantastic idea.· "What do you think of Kate's suggestion?'' "I think it's terrific.'' ► brilliant British informal extremely good and clever: · "Maybe we should invite them over here instead of going to their place." "Brilliant!"· Joanna came up with a brilliant idea for a new book. ► attractive : attractive offer/proposition/package etc one that is very good and makes you want to accept it: · The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.· We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit. something you like or enjoy very much► good · Did you have a good weekend?· It's one of the best books I've ever read.· That smells good. What are you cooking?· There's nothing good on TV these days.· This year's show was much better than last year's.very/really good · We enjoyed our trip to Canada. It was really good. ► nice pleasant or enjoyable: · I hope you have a nice vacation.· Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.very/really nice: · She made us a really nice dinner. ► great spoken also excellent extremely good: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· "Did you have a good holiday?'' "It was great!''· Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· an excellent film ► perfect so good that it could not be made any better: · It was a perfect day out.· This church is a perfect example of Gothic architecture.· "How was your holiday?'' "Oh, just perfect!'' ► marvellous/wonderful/fantastic/terrific spoken very good in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · The kids had a marvellous time at the carnival.· You get a wonderful view of the mountains from here.· The special effects in the movie were just fantastic.· Their latest album's terrific. ► amazing/incredible very good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.· What a goal! That was just incredible! ► brilliant spoken extremely good: · You should come to the new sports centre - it's brilliant.· "How was your trip?" "Absolutely brilliant!" ► neat American spoken very good or enjoyable: · That's such a neat car.really neat: · The fireworks over Golden Gate Park were really neat. ► be out of this world spoken use this to say that something is so good, enjoyable etc, that it is almost the best you have ever experienced: · Her new apartment's out of this world!· This is the best soufflé I've ever tasted -- it's out of this world. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► absolutely · He was particularly pleased because of Dave being his friend and the playoff was absolutely fantastic.· He had been surprised at how big she was, but she was absolutely fantastic. ► most · But what I heard at the same time was the most fantastic application of expression.· Just the chance to transcribe the manuscripts was the most fantastic luck, the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.· She really did have the most fantastic figure.· Worse than my most fantastic nightmares?· You would see Hugh in the most fantastic rages. ► too · It was too fantastic, too much like science-fiction.· But then everything that had happened was too fantastic.· It's too fantastic to be true! NOUN► view · The public will even be able to enjoy the fantastic views across the Thames from the tower itself. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► trip the light fantastic Among their routines as they trip the light fantastic at the Dolphin Centre in Darlington are the old time and modern dances. 1extremely good, attractive, enjoyable etc: You look fantastic! It’s a fantastic place, really beautiful!► see thesaurus at good2spoken used when someone has just told you something good SYN excellent, wonderful: ‘I’ve passed my driving test.’ ‘Fantastic!’ That’s fantastic news!3a fantastic amount is extremely large SYN huge: Kids spend fantastic amounts of money on CDs.4a fantastic plan, suggestion etc is not likely to be possible: fantastic schemes for making money5[only before noun] a fantastic story, creature, or place is imaginary and is very strange and magical SYN fantastical → fantasy (3): fantastic tales of dragons and fairy queens—fantastically /-kli/ adverbTHESAURUSfantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English: · The view from the top was fantastic.· He did a fantastic job.· That’s a terrific idea!· ‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· ‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English: · Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· It is an excellent film.wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased: · She is really a wonderful person.· That’s wonderful news!marvellous British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common: · We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.· Martino’s performance was marvelous.amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely: · What a goal! That was incredible!· It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.brilliant British English informal extremely good: · ‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’· What a brilliant idea!be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better: · Their desserts are out of this world.
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