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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fan·cy1 /ˈfænsi/ ●●○ S3 verb (fancied, fancying, fancies) [transitive]  1  like/want 喜欢/想要 British English informalWANT to like or want something, or want to do something 喜欢，想要 SYN feel like Fancy a quick drink, Emma? 想喝点什么吗，埃玛？fancy doing something Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight. 对不起，今晚我不想出去。2  sexual attraction 性吸引 British English informalATTRACTED TO somebody to feel sexually attracted to someone 爱慕，爱恋 All the girls fancied him. 所有的女孩子都迷恋他。3  fancy yourself British English informalPROUD to behave in a way that shows you think you are very attractive or clever 自以为是，自命不凡 That bloke on the dance floor really fancies himself. 舞池里那家伙真是自命不凡。4  fancy yourself (as) something British English to believe, usually wrongly, that you have particular skills or are a particular type of person 自认为是…，自命为… He fancies himself an artist. 他自诩为艺术家。 She fancies herself as another Madonna. 她自认为是麦当娜第二。5  think STH will be successful 认为某事会成功 British EnglishSUCCESSFUL to think someone or something is likely to be successful in something 认为…会成功[赢] Which team do you fancy this year? 你认为今年哪个队会赢？ I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late. 我不相信这么迟我们还能弄到票。6  fancy!/fancy that! British English spokenSURPRISED used to express your surprise or shock about something 真想不到！/难以想象会有那种事！ ‘The Petersons are getting divorced.’ ‘Fancy that!’ “彼得森夫妇要离婚了。”“这真不可思议！” Fancy seeing you here! 真没想到在这里见到你！7  think/believe 想/相信 literaryBELIEVETHINK SO/NOT BE SURE to think or believe something without being certain 〔不肯定地〕想，以为fancy (that) She fancied she heard a noise downstairs. 她觉得好像听到楼下有声音。→ See Verb table

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fancy• No such thoughts troubled her, he fancied.• I think he's always fancied a car like Lizzie's.• Do you fancy a drink?• Do you fancy a walk in the park, Estelle?• All the girls fancy Bob.• I really fancy going for a swim.• I just didn't fancy her and that was all there was to it.• Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.• Marx was not a humanist, though he fancied himself to be.• Is there anything you fancy in your room?• But perhaps some one did - does - fancy Mme Wyatt.• Everyone knows you fancy Sara. Why don't you ask her out?• She fancied that she could hear voices, and that the voices might belong to creatures like herself.• Archer fancied that she had been told of his coming.• Fenella really fancied the drummer and went over to chat to him after the concert.• I think Stevie fancies you.fancy ... chances• Chap at the far end of the bar in a grey pin-stripe clearly fancied his chances.• If you fancy your chances at bigger shows think about a registered Mountain and Moorland for a fraction of the price.• They are beginning to quietly fancy their chances at Stamford Bridge.• If you fancy your chances, contact Carolyn Andrews at the public affairs department who will send you the necessary registration forms.• They certainly fancied their chances in the next event: swimming.• Van Rensburg perhaps fancies his chances in the red and white.• I hadn't been sober and I'd quite fancied my chances with one of the birds.fancy (that)• It is called the Top-Flite Magna and Spalding - correctly, one fancies - anticipate much scepticism.• They had no fancy degrees, no savings accounts, no rich uncles hidden in the woodwork.• Especially on the old machines, the mostly mechanical ones without all the fancy electronics and mind-numbing sound.• She fancied me, that was clear.• There may not be a fancy meal in it, but it surely would be as satisfying.• He could invite friends to a fancy restaurant or away on a weekend trip.• The fancy taste for ornaments and trinkets displayed by these peculiar birds appealed to the Victorian dilettante.• But he did have fancy thoughts sometimes, nor were they always wrong.fancy2 ●○○ noun (plural fancies)  1  liking/wish 喜欢/希望 [singular] especially British English a) WANTa feeling, especially one that is not particularly strong or urgent, that you like someone or want to have something 喜爱；想要take a fancy to somebody/something (=decide that you like someone or want to have something) 喜欢上某人/某物 Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara. 希尔先生深深地爱上了克拉拉。 Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long). 想去墨西哥只不过是一时的兴致。 Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want). 因为价格昂贵，所以地毯不是一件想换就换的物品。 b) take/catch your fancyWANT if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it or want to have it 〔某物〕让你喜欢上，让你看中 Did you see anything that took your fancy? 你看中了什么吗？2  tickle somebody’s fancy informalWANT to seem attractive or amusing to someone 引起某人的兴趣 The idea of playing a joke on her tickled his fancy. 跟她开个玩笑的想法引起了他的兴趣。3  idea 想法 [countable] old-fashionedIDEAOPINION an idea or opinion that is not based on fact 奇想；空想 Oh, that was just a fancy of his. 啊，那只是他的异想天开。4. imagination 想象 [uncountable] literaryIMAGINE imagination or something that you imagine 想象；想象的事物 → flight of fancy at flight(6)

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fancy• The poet Emily Dickinson is known for her brilliant fancies.• You get the sense that Wideman was open to anything that struck his fancy.• His commands are absolute; no man may tailor them to suit his fancy.• One just wishes his fancy had slightly more to offer.fancy3 ●○○ adjective (comparative fancier, superlative fanciest)  1  EXPENSIVEfancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable 〔酒店、餐厅、汽车等〕昂贵的，豪华的 SYN swanky Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary. 哈里带我去了一家豪华餐厅，庆祝我们的结婚纪念日。fancy prices British English (=very high and often unreasonable prices) 十分昂贵的价格2  DECORATEhaving a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way 花哨的; 别致的 fancy soaps in seashell shapes 别致的海贝形肥皂 I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy. 我只要一件简单的便服外套——别花里胡哨的。3  COMPLICATEDcomplicated and needing a lot of skill 复杂的；需要高度技巧的，高难度的 OPP straightforward I can’t do all that fancy stuff on the computer. 我不会在电脑上做那些复杂的东西。 Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals). 做生意谈判有时需要点高明的手段。4. [only before noun] American EnglishGOOD/EXCELLENT fancy food is of a high quality 〔食物〕特级的，优质的

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fancy• In the past, he has been a fundamental coach whose teams were not fancy but very well conditioned and drilled.• fancy butter• a velvet jacket with fancy buttons• Shooting parties, picnics, fancy dress.• In the 1970s, as sports revenues from television soared, it was fashionable to build multipurpose stadiums with few fancy facilities.• The Web site has a lot of fancy graphics.• We stayed in this really fancy hotel in the mountains.• There is a fancy mailbox in the shape of a mallard with the name Alvesteffer beneath it.• Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.• You'd think a fancy restaurant like this would have better service.• fancy skiing• The fancy taste for ornaments and trinkets displayed by these peculiar birds appealed to the Victorian dilettante.• We stayed in a fancy Victorian hotel in San Francisco.fancy prices• Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.nothing fancy• The lodge itself, he said, was nothing fancy.• The restaurant's food is nothing fancy , but it's good family fare.• The Lodge is nothing fancy -- just a row of cottages huddled on the side of a hill overlooking the sea.• This was his favourite meal. Nothing fancy, just steak and salad.fancy footwork• But within 24 hours and with a little fancy footwork, Engler got in line behind Sen.• Government attorneys' fancy legal footwork has raised doubts about their motives.• Mitchell at the helm, Sanders and his fancy footwork, Moore and his mind-blowing numbers.• He wasn't up to the fancy footwork required for duelling on the high seas.From Longman Business Dictionaryfancyfan‧cy /ˈfænsi/ adjective informal a very high and often unreasonable priceDesigner labels tend to come with fancy prices to match.Origin fancy2 (1400-1500) fantasy

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fan‧cy¹ S2 /ˈfænsi/ verb (past tense and past participle fancied, present participle fancying, third person singular fancies) [transitive]
1.  LIKE/WANT British English informal to like or want something, or want to do something
   SYN  feel like:
    Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
    fancy doing something
    Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.
2.  SEXUAL ATTRACTION British English informal to feel sexually attracted to someone:
    All the girls fancied him.
3. fancy yourself British English informal to behave in a way that shows you think you are very attractive or clever:
    That bloke on the dance floor really fancies himself.
4. fancy yourself (as) something British English to believe, usually wrongly, that you have particular skills or are a particular type of person:
    He fancies himself an artist.
    She fancies herself as another Madonna.
5.  THINK SOMETHING WILL BE SUCCESSFUL British English to think someone or something is likely to be successful in something:
    Which team do you fancy this year?
    I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late.
6. fancy__/fancy that__ British English spoken used to express your surprise or shock about something:
    ‘The Petersons are getting divorced.’ ‘Fancy that__’
    Fancy seeing you here__
7.  THINK/BELIEVE literary to think or believe something without being certain
    fancy (that)
    She fancied she heard a noise downstairs.

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fancy² noun (plural fancies)1.  LIKING/WISH  [singular] especially British English
  a. a feeling, especially one that is not particularly strong or urgent, that you like someone or want to have something
    take a fancy to somebody/something (=decide that you like someone or want to have something)
    Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara.
    Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long).
    Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want).
  b. take/catch your fancy if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it or want to have it:
    Did you see anything that took your fancy?
2. tickle sb’s fancy informal to seem attractive or amusing to someone:
    The idea of playing a joke on her tickled his fancy.
3.  IDEA  [countable] old-fashioned an idea or opinion that is not based on fact:
    Oh, that was just a fancy of his.
4.  IMAGINATION  [uncountable] literary imagination or something that you imagine ⇨ flight of fancy at flight(6)

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fancy³ S3 adjective (comparative fancier, superlative fanciest)
1. fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable
   SYN  swanky:
    Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary.
    fancy prices British English (=very high and often unreasonable prices)
2. having a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way:
    fancy soaps in seashell shapes
    I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy.
3. complicated and needing a lot of skill
   OPP  straightforward:
    I can’t do all that fancy stuff on the computer.
    Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals).
4. [only before noun] American English fancy food is of a high quality