请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fancier
释义

Definition of fancier in English:

fancier

nounˈfansɪəˈfænsiər
  • with modifier A connoisseur or enthusiast of something, especially someone who has a special interest in or breeds a particular animal.

    a pigeon fancier
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Bird Watching Team and parrot fanciers around the country are very excited.
    • Throughout the late 1800s, English dog fanciers became increasingly fascinated with breeds indigenous to the European continent.
    • Now crossword fanciers know that there are words for things that crossword setters just always use.
    • In a late '70s newsletter to prospective ocicat fanciers, Daly explained that one reason for the breed's spotty progress was a pet limitation ordinance passed by the town council where she lived.
    • Post-war concerns about breed purity became academic as cat fanciers scrambled to make whatever judicious compromises they could in order to insure the survival of their chosen breeds.
    Synonyms
    enthusiast, devotee, hobbyist, lover, addict, fan, fanatic
    expert, connoisseur, aficionado
    breeder
    informal buff, fiend, freak, bug, nut, maniac, junkie

Rhymes

estancia, financier, Landseer
 
 

Definition of fancier in US English:

fancier

nounˈfansēərˈfænsiər
  • with modifier A connoisseur or enthusiast of something, especially someone who has a special interest in or breeds a particular animal.

    a pigeon fancier
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Throughout the late 1800s, English dog fanciers became increasingly fascinated with breeds indigenous to the European continent.
    • The Bird Watching Team and parrot fanciers around the country are very excited.
    • Post-war concerns about breed purity became academic as cat fanciers scrambled to make whatever judicious compromises they could in order to insure the survival of their chosen breeds.
    • Now crossword fanciers know that there are words for things that crossword setters just always use.
    • In a late '70s newsletter to prospective ocicat fanciers, Daly explained that one reason for the breed's spotty progress was a pet limitation ordinance passed by the town council where she lived.
    Synonyms
    enthusiast, devotee, hobbyist, lover, addict, fan, fanatic
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/27 14:44:07