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fancy /ˈfænsi/► SEE ALLas, whenever, etc. the fancy takes youcatch/take/tickle sb’s fancyfancy your/sb’s chances(just) fancy thattake a fancy to sb/stha flight of fancy
●as, whenever, etc. the fancy ˈtakes youas, whenever, etc. you feel like doing sth 只要你乐意◆We bought a camper van so we could go away whenever the fancy took us.
我们买了一辆露营车，所以无论什么时候，只要我们愿意就可以出去。●catch/take/tickle sb’s ˈfancy (informal) please or attract sb 博得某人的好感；吸引某人◆Mary seems afraid some other girl will catch Alan’s fancy.
玛丽好像害怕艾伦会喜欢上别的女孩。◆She saw that the picture had taken my fancy and insisted on giving it to me as a present.
她发现那幅画很中我的意，非要把它作为礼物送给我。●fancy your/sb’s ˈchances (informal) think, often wrongly, that you will be successful; be confident about what you/sb can do （常指错误地）认为自己／某人会成功；对自己／某人的能力（过于）自信◆He fancies his chances as a racing driver, even though he has hardly ever driven a racing car.
尽管他没有开过赛车，他仍自以为会成为赛车手。◆‘Do you think he’ll win?’ ‘No, I don’t fancy his chances at all.’
“你觉得他会赢吗？”“不，我一点也不看好他。”●(just) fancy ˈthat (old-fashioned, BrE, spoken) used as an expression of surprise （表示惊讶）想想看，真想不到◆‘He passed all his exams with grade A.’ ‘Well, fancy that.’
“他所有的考试都得了 A。”“啊，真没想到。”●take a ˈfancy to sb/sth (especially BrE) begin to like sb/sth; be attracted by sb/sth （开始）喜欢某人／某物；迷上◆He’s taken quite a fancy to Chinese cooking.
他对中国菜很着迷。◆She’s taken a fancy to one of the team.
她喜欢上其中一名队员。●a ˌflight of ˈfancyan idea or a statement that is very imaginative but not practical or sensible 不切实际的想象；异想天开；空中楼阁◆The idea is not just a flight of fancy. It has been done before.这想法不是凭空想出来的，这在以前做到过。 |
