Word · Frequency #3859
fancies
喜欢；想要；爱慕
fancies is the third person singular of fancy.
To like or want someone or something, especially because of their appearance or manner.
- 1.
To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
形成概念；在脑海中描绘
- 2.
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
对某物有喜好；喜欢,尤其因外表或举止
- 3.
To breed (animals) as a hobby.
作为爱好饲养(动物)
想象；设想；构想；业余饲养；养；形成概念；在脑海中描绘；对某物有喜好；喜欢,尤其因外表或举止；作为爱好饲养(动物)
In use
I fancy a cup of tea right now.
She fancies herself as a singer, but she's not very good.
He fancies going for a walk after dinner.
Verb forms
base fancy · third person fancies · -ing fancying · past fancied · past participle fancied
规则动词，注意y变i加-ed和-es。
Connections
Collocations
- fancy doing something
- （英式口语）想要做某事；很想做某事
- Do you fancy going for a walk?你想不想去散散步？
- fancy someone
- 爱慕某人；对某人有好感
- He’s been fancying her for months.他已经爱慕她好几个月了。
- fancy (that) + clause
- 觉得；想象；以为
- I fancy that I’ve met him before.我觉得我以前见过他。
- fancy oneself (as something)
- 自以为（是什么）；把自己想象成
- He fancies himself as an expert on wine.他自以为是葡萄酒专家。
- fancy that!
- 真想不到！你猜怎么着！
- She won after all. Fancy that!她最终还是赢了。真想不到！
- fancy a drink?
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fan(粉丝)的发音：对某物像粉丝一样‘喜欢’，还会在脑中‘想象’，甚至‘养’来赏玩。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday casual conversation、comment expressing surprise or mental image、hobby animal breeding fancy 作动词时语体随含义变化：表达“喜欢、想要”和“想象、设想”通常很口语化，比较常见于非正式对话；表达“业余饲养（动物）”则多限于爱好养殖的语境。总体而言，正式的学术或公文写作中很少用这个词。
Grammar Note
通常直接跟宾语或动名词形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
chancy (/ˈtʃænsi/, US) rhymes with fancy (/ˈfænsi/); in British English chancy is /ˈtʃɑːnsi/ and does not. Policy, agency, mercy, privacy, and currency share the -cy ending and final /si/ sound but do not rhyme because their stressed vowel differs. Beware lookalikes such as fans /fænz/ and fanny /ˈfæni/, which sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.