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单词 fancy
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fancy1/ʹfansi/ verb trans (fancies, fancied, fancying)

to have a fancy for (somebody or something); to like or desire

to consider (somebody or something) likely to do well

to believe (something) without knowledge or evidence

I fancy I've seen you somewhere before

informal (usu in imperative) to form a conception of (something)

Fancy them agreeing to that!

fancy oneself

informal to have a high opinion of one's own worth, ability, etc

fanciable adj
[Middle English, contraction of fantasy2]

fancy2adj (fancier, fanciest)

not plain or ordinary, and esp of a fine quality

fancy cakes

ornamental

fancy goods

highly decorated or decorative; not plain

He was all dressed up in his fancy jacket

based on fancy or the imagination; whimsical

informal extravagant or exorbitant

I don't shop there. I don't like their fancy prices

said of an animal or plant: bred esp for bizarre or ornamental qualities

said of a flower: of two or more colours

fancy carnations

fancily adv
fanciness noun

fancy3noun (pl -ies) (pl fancies)

a liking based on whim rather than reason

a notion or whim

a mental image or representation of something

imagination, esp of a capricious or delusive sort

the power of mental conception and representation, used in artistic expression, e.g. by a poet

(the fancy) archaic (treated as sing. or pl) a group of fanciers or of devotees of a particular sport, esp boxing

informal somebody or something considered likely to do well, e.g. in a race

a small iced cake

take a fancy to

to become suddenly or capriciously fond of somebody or something

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