fancier , fanciest
If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is special, unusual, or elaborate, for example because it has a lot of decoration.
The magazine was packaged in a fancy plastic case with attractive graphics.
这本杂志装在一个带有漂亮图纹的别致塑料盒子里。
If you describe something as fancy, you mean that it is very expensive or of very high quality, and you often dislike it because of this.
My parents sent me to a fancy private school.
我父母把我送到了一所昂贵的私立学校。
You say 'fancy' or 'fancy that' when you want to express surprise or disapproval.
'Fancy that!' smiled Conti.
“真没想到!” 康蒂笑着说。
take a fancy to
If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason.
Sylvia took quite a fancy to him.
西尔维娅深深地爱上了他。
take someone's fancy , tickle someone's fancy
If something takes your fancy or tickles your fancy, you like it a lot when you see it or think of it.
She makes most of her own clothes, copying any fashion which takes her fancy.
她大部分的衣服是模仿中意的时装自己做的。
fancies , fancying , fancied
If you fancy yourself as a particular kind of person or fancy yourself doing a particular thing, you like the idea of being that kind of person or doing that thing.
So you fancy yourself as the boss someday?
那么你认为自己有一天会成老板?
If you say that someone fancies themselves as a particular kind of person, you mean that they think, often wrongly, that they have the good qualities which that kind of person has.
She fancies herself a bohemian.
她自以为是一位放荡不羁的艺术家。
If you fancy something, you want to have it or to do it.
I just fancied a drink.
我只是想要杯饮料。
If you fancy someone, you feel attracted to them, especially in a sexual way.
I think he thinks I fancy him.
我觉得他以为我对他有意思。