白日做梦英语

The mental faculty through which whims, visions, and fantasies are summoned up; imagination, especially of a whimsical or fantastic nature.See Synonyms at imagination 想象力：心智机能，能产生想法、幻想、想象；想象，尤指有异想天开或空想的特性的参见 imaginationAn image or a fantastic invention created by the mind.想象的产物：大脑产生的情景或奇怪想法A capricious notion; a whim.奇想：反复无常的怪想；怪念头A capricious liking or inclination.一时的爱好：反复无常的爱好或倾向Critical sensibility; taste.鉴赏力；品味Amorous or romantic attachment; love.爱：多情的或浪漫的爱慕；爱The enthusiasts or fans of a sport or pursuit considered as a group.运动迷：作为一个整体的爱好体育和运动者The sport or pursuit, such as boxing, engaging the interest of such a group.运动癖好：体育运动，如拳击，吸引体育爱好者的注意力adj.（形容词）fan.ci.er， fan.ci.estHighly decorated:华丽装饰的：a fancy hat.精美的帽子Arising in the fancy; capricious.充满幻想的；多变的Executed with skill; complex or intricate:特技的：需技巧的，复杂的或难懂的：the fancy footwork of a figure skater.花样溜冰者娴熟的脚步Abbr. fcy.Of superior grade; fine:缩写 fcy.优良的；好的：fancy preserves.优质的蜜饯Excessive or exorbitant:超过的，不合理的：paid a fancy price for the car.以过高的价格买下一辆汽车Bred for unusual qualities or special points.特别培育的：为不一般的质量和某一特殊特点而被饲养的v.tr.（及物动词）fan.cied， fan.cy.ing， fan.ciesTo visualize; imagine:设想；想象：“She tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out”(Lewis Carroll)“在蜡烛被吹灭后，她试图想象烛焰的样子”(刘易斯·卡罗尔)To take a fancy to; like.See Synonyms at like 1喜爱；喜欢参见 like1To suppose; guess.设想；猜测fancy:fancy {speaker} verb, noun, adjective ?verb (fancies, fancying, fancied, fancied) 1 (BrE, informal) to want sth or want to do sth:[VN] Fancy a drink? * I fancied a change of scene. * She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. * [V-ing] Do you fancy going out this evening? 2 [VN] (BrE, informal) to be sexually attracted to sb:I think she fancies me. 3 [VN] ~ yourself (BrE, informal, disapproving) to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent:He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself. 4 [VN-N] ~ yourself (as) sth (BrE) to like the idea of being sth or to believe, often wrongly, that you are sth:She fancies herself (as) a serious actress. * He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy. 5 (Fancy!) (BrE, spoken, becoming old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised or shocked by sth:[V] Fancy! She's never been in a plane before. * [V-ing] Fancy meeting you here! * [VN] 'She remembered my name after all those years.' 'Fancy that!' 6 (BrE) [VN] to think that sb will win or be successful at sth, especially in a race:Which horse do you fancy in the next race? * He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances. 7 [V(that)] (literary) to believe or imagine sth:She fancied (that) she heard footsteps behind her. ?noun (plural fancies) 1 [C,U] something that you imagine; your imaginationSYN FANTASY:teenage / girlish fancies * night-time fancies that disappear in the morning * a child's wild flights of fancy 2 [sing.] a feeling that you would like to have or to do sthSYN WHIM:She said she wanted a dog but it was only a passing fancy. 3 [C,usually pl.] (BrE) a small decorated cakeIDIOMS as / whenever, etc. the fancy takes you as/whenever, etc. you feel like doing sth:We bought a camper van so we could go away whenever the fancy took us. catch / take sb's fancy to attract or please sb:She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy. take a fancy to sb/sth (especially BrE) to start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason:He's taken quite a fancy to his next-door neighbour.more at TICKLEv. ?adjective (fancier, fanciest) 1 unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way:a kitchen full of fancy gadgets * They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.OPP SIMPLE 2 [onlybeforenoun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours:fancy goods (= things sold as ornaments or gifts) * He was the fanciest dresser in the room.compare PLAIN 3 (sometimes disapproving) expensive or connected with an expensive way of life:fancy restaurants with fancy prices * Don't come back with any fancy ideas.