1. 如果某样东西漂亮绚丽,精致优雅,或者高端昂贵,可以用“fancy”来形容。
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He drives a big, fancy car.他开着一辆很大很炫的车。
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That’s quite a fancy house they live in.他们住的房子相当壕。
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I don’t want anything fancy for the living room. Let’s keep the furniture and the decorating simple.我觉得这房间不需要再粉饰了。家居装饰简单点就好。
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Lindsey likes to wear large, fancy earrings.林赛喜欢戴大大酷炫的耳环。
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Dancers are known for their fancy footwork.舞者的足底功夫是出了名的。
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She likes to wear fancy clothes and fancy jewelry.她喜欢穿艳丽的裙子和戴昂贵的耳环。
2. “fancy”这个词可能包含了一些刻意的负面意味,可根据语境及说话者的身份来判断。
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He’s wearing his fancy pants to work.他穿着短裤就去上了班。(“Fancy pants”are shorts or pants that are noticeably unusual. “fancy pants”是指一眼看去就不同寻常的短裤或长裤。)
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Let’s not get too fancy.粉饰不要太过了。
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Who do you think you are by trying to be all fancy?你打扮的如此极致你认为你是谁?
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Thomas has a lot of fancy degrees, but that doesn’t mean he’s qualified for the job.托马斯的文凭的确很高,但这并不代表他就能胜任这份工作。
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He’s a fancy boy.(This could mean a man is gay. 这个句子有可能是说此人是同性恋。)他总是爱打扮得花里胡哨。
3. “fancy”也可以用作动词,不过这种用法通常被认为已经过时。
- She fancies him. (She likes him. 她喜欢他。)
- Neither person fancies the idea of getting a dog. (They don’t want to get a dog. 他们不想养狗。)
4. 在下面这两个例句中,“fancy”是名词,但这种用法也被认为已经过时。
- He took a fancy to her. (He liked her. 他喜欢她。)
- She has a fancy for jewelry. (She likes jewelry. 她喜欢珠宝。)