FANCY用法整理
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。
He drives a big, fancy car.
他开着一辆很大很炫的车。
That’s quite a fancy house they live in.
他们住的房子相当壕。
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。
Lindsey likes to wear large, fancy earrings.
林赛喜欢戴大大酷炫的耳环。
Dancers are known for their fancy footwork.
舞者的足底功夫是出了名的。
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。
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。)
Let’s not get too fancy.
粉饰不要太过了。
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?
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。
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。
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。)
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