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fancy

/ˈfænsi/

US UK

adjective

fancier; -est

not plain or ordinary

a fancy dress

a fancy hairdo

fancy decorations

very expensive and fashionable

a fancy restaurant

He drives a big, fancy car.

done with great skill and grace

fancy footwork

fancy diving

US of food :of the highest grade or quality

fancy tuna

noun

plural -cies

[singular] :the feeling of liking someone or something

Something about the movie really struck/caught/tickled/took their fancy. [=something about the movie appealed to them very much]

She took a fancy to the stray dog. [=she formed a liking for the stray dog]

a passing fancy [=a liking that lasts only a short time]

[noncount] :the power of the mind to imagine things :imagination

His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure fancy.

something imagined :fantasy [noncount]

Critics have dismissed his plan as mere fancy. [count]

a mere fancy - see also flight of fancy at flight

verb

-cies; -cied; -cying

[+ obj] informal :to take pleasure in (something)

She has never fancied [=liked, enjoyed] large dinner parties.

chiefly Brit informal :to consider (someone or something) likely to win or succeed

Do you fancy [=like] their chances?

Which horse do you fancy in the Derby?

chiefly Brit informal :to want to have or do (something)

Do you fancy (having) another drink? [=would you like to have another drink?]

Brit informal :to feel sexually attracted to (someone)

He's all right, I suppose, but I can't say I fancy him.

Brit :to imagine (something)

I have a hard time fancying you as a father. - often used to express surprise

Fancy [=imagine] our embarrassment when the police showed up at the door.

The baby she brought home was the wrong one. Fancy that! [=imagine that]

to think or believe (something) without being certain that you are right

I fancy (that) I've met him before.

fancy yourself

chiefly Brit informal :to think that you look good or that you are very special or important

They really fancy themselves after only one hit song!

I never thought I'd fancy myself in a kilt.

* Các từ tương tự:
fancy dress, fancy-free