fancy中文

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fancy
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◙ (-ies, -ied), [with obj.]
1. [Brit. informal] feel a desire or liking for
• [英，非正式] 想要，喜欢；渴望
»do you fancy a drink?
  要喝点饮料吗？
  find sexually attractive
• 觉得…性感
»I really fancy him.
  我真觉得他很性感。
  (fancy oneself)[informal] have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area
• [非正式] （对自己或自己在某方面的能力）过于自信，自负
»he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist.
  他自命为业余心理学家。
2. regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner
• 认为（某匹马、某个队或某参赛者）会赢，看好
»[with obj. and infinitive] I fancy him to win the tournament.
  我想他会赢得锦标赛。
3. [with clause] imagine ; think
• 设想，想像；认为
»he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses.
  他想像着他闻到了玫瑰花香。
  [in imperative] used to express one's surprise at something
• ［用以表示惊奇］居然
»fancy meeting all those television actors!.
  居然能见到那么多电视演员！。
◙ (fancier, fanciest)
1. elaborate in structure or decoration
• （结构或装饰方面）精细的，精巧的；别致的
»the furniture was very fancy.
  那家具非常精巧。
»a fancy computerized system.
  精妙的电脑化系统。
  designed to impress
• 别出心裁的；奇特的
»converted fishing boats with fancy new names.
  名字奇特的改装渔船。
  (chiefly N. Amer.)(especially of foodstuffs) of high quality
• [主北美] （尤指食物）上等的，优质的；精选的
»fancy molasses.
  上等糖蜜。
  (of flowers) of two or more colours
• （花）杂色的
  (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance
• （动物）供观赏的
»fancy goldfish.
  观赏类金鱼。
2. (archaic)(of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life
• [古] （绘画，雕塑）依靠想像创作的，基于想像的
◙ (pl. -ies)
1. a feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient
• （浮泛或短暂的）爱好，迷恋
»this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by.
  这次不是一时兴起，而是他将保持一生的情感。
  a person or thing that one finds attractive
• 喜好（或迷恋）对象
»people jostled to ride alongside their fancy.
  人们争着骑在他们痴迷对象的边上。
  a favourite in a race or other sporting contest
• （赛马或其他体育比赛中）最被看好的人（或动物）
»the filly is already a leading fancy for next year's races.
  这匹小雌马已是明年赛马的最大亮点。
  (the fancy)[dated] enthusiasts for a particular sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively
• [旧] （某项运动，尤指拳击或赛马的）爱好（或迷恋）者群体
2. [mass noun] the faculty of imagination
• 想像力
»my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy.
  我的研究助手时有古怪想法。
  [count noun] a thing that one supposes or imagines, typically an unfounded or tentative belief or idea
• 想像出来的事物（尤指无根据或不成熟的看法、观点）
»I've a fancy they want to be alone.
  我猜他们不想被打扰。
3. (也作 fancy cake)a small iced cake or biscuit
• 糖霜小蛋糕（或饼干）
4. (in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form
• （16和17世纪音乐用语）幻想曲

【IDIOMS】

◘ as (或 when 或 where) the fancy takes one
1. according to one's inclination
• 由兴趣主宰；由着性子；跟着感觉
»you could move about as the fancy took you.
你可以随便四处走动。
◘ fancy one's (或 someone's) chances
1. believe that one (or someone else) is likely to be successful
• 相信自己（或别人）会成功
»we fancy our chances in the replay.
我们相信自己会在复赛中取胜。
◘ take (或 catch) someone's fancy
1. appeal to someone
• 讨某人喜欢；迎合某人的口味；吸引某人
◘ take a fancy
1. to become fond of, especially without an obvious reason
• （尤指莫名其妙地）喜爱

【派生】

♦ fancily adverb
♦ fanciness noun

【语源】

1. late Middle English: contraction of fantasy