fancy
verb- [transitive] (British English, informal)
to want something or want to do something synonym feel like想要;想做 - [transitive] fancy somebody (British English, informal)
to be sexually attracted to somebody Topics Family and relationshipsb1, Feelingsb1对…有性幻想;倾慕 - [transitive] fancy yourself (British English, informal, disapproving)
to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent 自负;自命不凡 - [transitive] (British English)
to like the idea of being something or to believe, often wrongly, that you are something 自认为是;自命为 - fancy yourself (as) something
She fancies herself (as) a serious actress. 她自以为是严肃的演员。 - fancy yourself + adv./prep.
He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy. 他幻想自己爱上了我,那个傻孩子。
- fancy yourself (as) something
- [intransitive, transitive] Fancy!(informal, becoming old-fashioned)
used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something (表示惊奇或震惊)真想不到,竟然 - [transitive] (British English) fancy somebody/something
to think that somebody/something will win or be successful at something, especially in a race 认为…会成功;(尤指速度竞赛)认为…要赢 Which horse do you fancy in the next race? 下一轮赛马你认为哪匹马会赢? He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances. 他希望得到那份工作,不过我认为他的机会不大。
- [transitive] fancy (that)… (literary)
to believe or imagine something 认为;想象 She fancied (that) she could hear footsteps. 她觉得好像听到了脚步声。
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.