- Brit. informal feel a desire or liking for〈英, 非正式〉想要; 喜欢; 意欲：
do you fancy a drink?
你想喝点什么吗？
- find sexually attractive爱慕（异性）：
I really fancy him.
我真的很爱他。
fancy oneself
informal have an unduly high opinion of oneself, or of one's ability in a particular area〈非正式〉（对自己或自己在某方面的能力）自以为是, 自命为：he fancied himself as an amateur psychologist.
他自命为业余心理学家。
- regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely winner认为（某匹马、某个队或某参赛者）会赢, 看好：
with obj. and infinitive I fancy him to win the tournament.我认为他会赢得锦标赛。
- with clause imagine; think设想, 想像; 认为：
he fancied he could smell the perfume of roses.
他想他闻到了玫瑰花香。
- in imperative used to express one's surprise at something用以表示惊奇想不到：
fancy meeting all those television actors!
想不到会遇见那么多电视演员！
- elaborate in structure or decoration（结构或装饰）精心制作的; 花式的：
the furniture was very fancy
那家具非常精巧
a fancy computerized system.
一个精心制作的计算机化系统。
- designed to impress花哨的; 别致的, 奇特的：
converted fishing boats with fancy new names.
名字奇特的改装渔船。
- chiefly N. Amer. (especially of foodstuffs) of high quality〈主北美〉（尤指食品）高品质的, 高级的：
fancy molasses.
高级糖蜜。
- (of flowers) of two or more colours（花）杂色的。
- (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance（动物）供观赏的：
fancy goldfish.
观赏型金鱼。
- archaic (of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life〈古〉（画, 雕塑）凭想像创作的; 想像出来的。
- a feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient（肤浅或短暂的）爱好; 迷恋：
this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by.
这可不是一时的爱好, 而是一种他将靠其维持生活的预感。
- a person or thing that one finds attractive喜爱的人（或事物）：
people jostled to ride alongside their fancy.
人们争相乘坐在他们喜爱的人的身旁。
- a favourite in a race or other sporting contest（赛马或其他体育比赛中）最被看好的人（或动物）：
the filly is already a leading fancy for next year's races.
这匹小母马已经成为明年赛马的最有希望获胜的马。
the fancy
dated enthusiasts for a particular sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively〈旧〉（尤指拳击或赛马等运动的）爱好者, 迷, 粉丝。
- mass noun the faculty of imagination想像力：
my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy.
我的研究助手常常突发奇思妙想。
- count noun a thing that one supposes or imagines, typically an unfounded or tentative belief or idea想像出来的事物; 模糊的想法, 感觉, 觉得：
I've a fancy they want to be alone.
我觉得他们想单独呆一会儿。
- （亦作 fancy cake）a small iced cake or biscuit花式蛋糕（或饼干）。
- (in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form（16和17世纪音乐用语）幻想曲。
as （或 when 或 where） the fancy takes one
- according to one's inclination根据爱好, 随意, 凭感觉：
you could move about as the fancy took you.
你可以随处走走。
fancy one's （或 someone's） chances
- believe that one (or someone else) is likely to be successful相信自己（或某人）会成功：
we fancy our chances in the replay.
我们相信自己会在重赛中取胜。
take （或 catch） someone's fancy
- appeal to someone中某人的意; 吸引某人。
take a fancy to
- become fond of, especially without an obvious reason（尤指莫名其妙地）爱上, 喜欢上。