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

fancyverb

uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/

fancy verb (LIKE)

B1 [ T ] UK to want to have or do something:

Do you fancy a drink this evening?

[ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water.

B2 [ T ] UK informal to be sexually attracted to someone:

He could tell she fancied him.

fancy yourself UK disapproving

to think you are very attractive or important:

That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he?

More examples

Do you fancy coming on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?
Do you fancy going out for a meal after work?
What shall we do foodwise - do you fancy going out to eat?
I thought he fancied me, but I'd completely misread the signals.
She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic.

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Wanting things

ache for sth
acquisitive
ambitious
angle
angle for sth
aspirant
burn
finger
hang the cost/expense idiom
hanker after/for sth
have your eye on sth idiom
hunger
hunger after/for sth
pine
set your sights on sth idiom
shook
sight
sth is calling you idiom
straw
tempt

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Showing arrogance and conceit

fancy verb (IMAGINE)

[ I or T ] UK to imagine or think that something is so:

He fancies himself as a bit of a singer.

[ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year?

[ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner.

old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy.

fancy! C2 old-fashioned

an expression of surprise:

Fancy seeing you here!

"They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!"

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Imagining and conceiving

a reach of the imagination idiom
assume
blue-sky
conceivable
conceive
conceptualize
dream
feel
fertile
foundation
grant
look on/upon sb/sth as sth
mind
picture
presumption
put
put yourself in sb's place/position/shoes idiom
reckon
riot
suspicion

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Expressions of surprise

Idiom(s)

fancy sb's chances

fancyadjective

uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/

fancy adjective (DECORATIVE)

decorative or complicated:

I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.

The decorations were a little too fancy for my tastes.

fancy cakes

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Complexity

a paper chase idiom
advanced
all-singing
be more to sth than meets the eye idiom
bleeding-edge
compound
equation
finicky
high-tech
intractable
intricacy
intricate
plot
purple
serpentine
sophisticated
tangled
the plot thickens idiom
thereby
wheel

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fancy adjective (EXPENSIVE)

informal expensive:

We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées.

a fancy restaurant

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Expensive & luxurious

costly
delicacy
deluxe
exclusive
executive
expensive
grand
grandly
lush
luxurious
no expense is spared idiom
opulent
plush
premium-rate
priceless
sumptuous
swish
tony
unaffordable
white elephant

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fancynoun

uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/

fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)

passing fancy

something that you like very much for a short period:

But for me, parachuting was no passing fancy.

take a fancy to sth/sb

to start liking something or someone very much:

Laura's taken a fancy to Japanese food.

take/tickle your fancy informal US strike your fancy

If something takes/tickles your fancy, you like it and want to have or do it:

I looked in a lot of clothes shops but nothing really tickled my fancy.

She has enough money to buy anything that strikes her fancy.

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Passionate or passing interests

craze
cult
drug
fad
faddism
kick
mania
mania
passion
religion
ruling
sb's ruling passion idiom

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Liking

fancy noun (IMAGINATION)

[ U ] literary the imagination

See

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Imagining and conceiving

a reach of the imagination idiom
assume
blue-sky
conceivable
conceive
conceptualize
dream
feel
fertile
foundation
grant
look on/upon sb/sth as sth
mind
picture
presumption
put
put yourself in sb's place/position/shoes idiom
reckon
riot
suspicion

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Ideas, concepts and theories

单词	fancy
释义	Contents verb (2) fancy (LIKE) fancy (IMAGINE) adjective (2) fancy (DECORATIVE) fancy (EXPENSIVE) noun (2) fancy (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE) fancy (IMAGINATION) Contents adjective (1) fancy (DECORATIVE) noun (1) fancy (1) verb (2) fancy (IMAGINE) fancy (LIKE) English American fancyverb uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/ fancy verb (LIKE) B1 [ T ] UK to want to have or do something: Do you fancy a drink this evening? [ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water. B2 [ T ] UK informal to be sexually attracted to someone: He could tell she fancied him. fancy yourself UK disapproving to think you are very attractive or important: That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he? More examples Do you fancy coming on a day trip to Bath next Saturday? Do you fancy going out for a meal after work? What shall we do foodwise - do you fancy going out to eat? I thought he fancied me, but I'd completely misread the signals. She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wanting things ache for sth acquisitive ambitious angle angle for sth aspirant burn finger hang the cost/expense idiom hanker after/for sth have your eye on sth idiom hunger hunger after/for sth pine set your sights on sth idiom shook sight **sth is calling you idiom straw tempt See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing arrogance and conceit fancy verb (IMAGINE) [ I or T ] UK to imagine or think that something is so: He fancies himself as a bit of a singer. [ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year? [ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner. old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy. fancy! C2 old-fashioned an expression of surprise: Fancy seeing you here! "They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!" Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Imagining and conceiving a reach of the imagination idiom assume blue-sky conceivable conceive conceptualize dream feel fertile foundation grant** look on/upon sb/sth as sth mind picture presumption put *put yourself* in sb's place/position/shoes idiom reckon riot suspicion See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressions of surprise Idiom(s) fancy sb's chances fancyadjective uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/ fancy adjective (DECORATIVE) decorative or complicated: I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy. The decorations were a little too fancy for my tastes. fancy cakes Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Complexity a paper chase idiom advanced all-singing be more to sth than meets the eye idiom bleeding-edge compound equation finicky high-tech intractable intricacy intricate plot purple serpentine sophisticated tangled the plot thickens idiom thereby wheel See more results » fancy adjective (EXPENSIVE) informal expensive: We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées. a fancy restaurant Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Expensive & luxurious costly delicacy deluxe exclusive executive expensive grand grandly lush luxurious no expense is spared idiom opulent plush premium-rate priceless sumptuous swish tony unaffordable white elephant See more results » fancynoun uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/ fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE) passing fancy something that you like very much for a short period: But for me, parachuting was no passing fancy. take a fancy to sth/sb to start liking something or someone very much: Laura's taken a fancy to Japanese food. take/tickle your fancy informal US strike your fancy If something takes/tickles your fancy, you like it and want to have or do it: I looked in a lot of clothes shops but nothing really tickled my fancy. She has enough money to buy anything that strikes her fancy. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Passionate or passing interests craze cult drug fad faddism kick mania mania passion religion ruling sb's ruling passion idiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Liking fancy noun (IMAGINATION) [ U ] literary the imagination See Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Imagining and conceiving a reach of the imagination idiom assume blue-sky conceivable conceive conceptualize dream feel fertile foundation grant** look on/upon sb/sth as sth mind picture presumption put *put yourself* in sb's place/position/shoes idiom reckon riot suspicion See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ideas, concepts and theories fancyadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/ˈfæn·si/ fancy adjective [ -er/-est only ] (DECORATIVE) decorative or complicated, or (of restaurants, stores, or hotels) expensive: I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy. a fancy hotel fancynoun [ U ] us/ˈfæn·si/ something that you like very much: What's your fancy? Idiom(s) strike your fancy fancyverb [ T ] us/ˈfæn·si/ fancy verb [ T ] (IMAGINE) to imagine or think that something is so: When she was young she fancied herself a rebel. fancy verb [ T ] (LIKE) to like or wish for:** There are two things he fancies – fast cars and thunderous music.
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fancyverb

fancy verb (LIKE)

fancy verb (IMAGINE)

Idiom(s)

fancyadjective

fancy adjective (DECORATIVE)

fancy adjective (EXPENSIVE)

fancynoun

fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)

fancy noun (IMAGINATION)

fancyadjective [ -er/-est only ]

fancy adjective [ -er/-est only ] (DECORATIVE)

fancynoun [ U ]

Idiom(s)

fancyverb [ T ]

fancy verb [ T ] (IMAGINE)

fancy verb [ T ] (LIKE)