The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.See Synonyms at imagination 想象力:心智机能,能产生想法、幻想、想象;想象,尤指有异想天开或空想的特性的参见 imaginationAn image or a fantastic invention created by the mind.想象的产物:大脑产生的情景或奇怪想法A capricious notion; a whim.奇想:反复无常的怪想;怪念头A capricious liking or inclination.一时的爱好:反复无常的爱好或倾向Critical sensibility; taste.鉴赏力;品味Amorous or romantic attachment; love.爱:多情的或浪漫的爱慕;爱The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.运动迷:作为一个整体的爱好体育和运动者The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.运动癖好:体育运动,如拳击,吸引体育爱好者的注意力adj.(形容词)fan.ci.er, fan.ci.estHighly decorated:华丽装饰的:a fancy hat.精美的帽子Arising in the fancy; capricious.充满幻想的;多变的Executed with skill; complex or intricate:特技的:需技巧的,复杂的或难懂的:the fancy footwork of a figure skater.花样溜冰者娴熟的脚步Abbr. fcy.Of superior grade; fine:缩写 fcy.优良的;好的:fancy preserves.优质的蜜饯Excessive or exorbitant:超过的,不合理的:paid a fancy price for the car.以过高的价格买下一辆汽车Bred for unusual qualities or special points.特别培育的:为不一般的质量和某一特殊特点而被饲养的v.tr.(及物动词)fan.cied, fan.cy.ing, fan.ciesTo visualize; imagine:设想;想象:“She tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out”(Lewis Carroll)“在蜡烛被吹灭后,她试图想象烛焰的样子”(刘易斯·卡罗尔)To take a fancy to; like.See Synonyms at like 1喜爱;喜欢参见 like1To suppose; guess.设想;猜测fancy:fancy {speaker} verb, noun, adjective ?verb (fancies, fancying, fancied, fancied) 1 (BrE, informal) to want sth or want to do sth:[VN] Fancy a drink? * I fancied a change of scene. * She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. * [V-ing] Do you fancy going out this evening? 2 [VN] (BrE, informal) to be sexually attracted to sb:I think she fancies me. 3 [VN] ~ yourself (BrE, informal, disapproving) to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent:He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself. 4 [VN-N] ~ yourself (as) sth (BrE) to like the idea of being sth or to believe, often wrongly, that you are sth:She fancies herself (as) a serious actress. * He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy. 5 (Fancy!) (BrE, spoken, becoming old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised or shocked by sth:[V] Fancy! She's never been in a plane before. * [V-ing] Fancy meeting you here! * [VN] 'She remembered my name after all those years.' 'Fancy that!' 6 (BrE) [VN] to think that sb will win or be successful at sth, especially in a race:Which horse do you fancy in the next race? * He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances. 7 [V(that)] (literary) to believe or imagine sth:She fancied (that) she heard footsteps behind her. ?noun (plural fancies) 1 [C,U] something that you imagine; your imaginationSYN FANTASY:teenage / girlish fancies * night-time fancies that disappear in the morning * a child's wild flights of fancy 2 [sing.] a feeling that you would like to have or to do sthSYN WHIM:She said she wanted a dog but it was only a passing fancy. 3 [C,usually pl.] (BrE) a small decorated cakeIDIOMS as / whenever, etc. the fancy takes you as/whenever, etc. you feel like doing sth:We bought a camper van so we could go away whenever the fancy took us. catch / take sb's fancy to attract or please sb:She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy. take a fancy to sb/sth (especially BrE) to start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason:He's taken quite a fancy to his next-door neighbour.more at TICKLEv. ?adjective (fancier, fanciest) 1 unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way:a kitchen full of fancy gadgets * They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.OPP SIMPLE 2 [onlybeforenoun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours:fancy goods (= things sold as ornaments or gifts) * He was the fanciest dresser in the room.compare PLAIN 3 (sometimes disapproving) expensive or connected with an expensive way of life:fancy restaurants with fancy prices * Don't come back with any fancy ideas.
(PS:二词的主要需要区分的地方就在第2部分,1,3部分分别是形容词与动词,fantasy一般不做此用)1:两者中一般只有fancy用做adj. ----奇特的,花样的,异样的,品种珍贵的,如:a fancy tie 别致的领带, fancy diving 花样跳水, fancy crabs 精选蟹, fancy tulips 极品郁金香, etc.2:一.fancy:当fancy 用作名词可数单数的时候 -----爱好,喜好,迷恋有搭配:have a fancy for 热衷于, take a fancy to 爱上,喜欢, take\catch the fancy of 引起。。。的喜爱 fancy用作名词,不可数---想象力如:the novelist's fancy 小说家的想象力 fancy用作名词,可数----想象之物(thing imagined)如:Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy?搭配:have a fancy 猜想, 二.fantasy:当fantasy用作不可数名词, ------想象,幻想(与fancy不同,fantasy所指的幻想是完全脱离实际的),用作定语,如:live in a fantasy world 生活在幻想世界中 fantasy用作可数名词, -----想出来的东西,荒诞或不现实的念头如:Stop looking for the perfect job--it's just a fantasy.(PS:二词的主要需要区分的地方就在第2部分,其他是fancy的用法)3,二词中一般只有fancy用作动词 fancy用作动词用于祈使句句意为“真没想到竟会。。。”如:Fancy meeting so many old friends here!真没想到竟会在这儿遇到这么多老朋友。 fancy用作动词还有以为(可加that clause),想象(doing sth);希望,想要(sth.);喜爱(sb.一般用于口语)等意思,搭配 fancy oneself (as sth)意思为自负,自命不凡fancy doing sth 想象\幻想做某事
1.fancy-有想象力的,精美,精致的,如说某家餐馆布置得很漂亮,与众不同.a fancy restruant我的学生做完手工后,急急忙忙交给我,我通常跟他们说,"Make it fancy, please. I like fancy work!"也就是让小朋友用他们的想象力,把他们的作品再做得好些.2.fantasy--是一种脱离现实,奇里古怪的念头,想法,想象.He lives in a fantasy world.他生活在幻想中.(不切实际)