n(1) 想象(力) (power to imagine things in the mind) [U]：live in a world of～生活在幻想的世界里;indulge in flights of～沉溺在异想天开之中;by the power of～凭借想象力;a product of men's～人类想象的产物;〖同〗 imagination;

(2) 幻想出来的东西(thing that is imagined) [C]：the～ies of a poet 诗人的想象;have a live～有丰富的想象;cherish～ies about sth/sb 对某物/对某人抱幻想; He had a～that he could see the wind. 他有种幻觉 —— 他能看见风。Is it merely a～，or did I really hear a knock at the door? 是我真的听到了敲门声还是仅仅是我的幻觉? It can't be a fact;it's just your～. 这不可能是真的，那只不过是你的幻觉而已。〖同〗 illusion，vision，dream;〖反〗 certainty;

(3) (一时的)爱好，喜欢，迷恋(liking;fondness) [C，通常 sing] [N (for)]：I have a sudden～for some desserts/for going to the theatre tonight. 我一时心血来潮，想吃一些甜点/想晚上去看戏。〖同〗 liking，longing，fondness，preference，taste，desire;〖反〗 dislike，distaste;

catch/take sb's fancy/the fancy of sb 引起某人的喜爱;使某人注意：The hat in the shop-window has caught the girl's～. 橱窗里的帽子引起了那个女孩的注意。His new novel took the～of the readers. 他的新小说博得了读者的喜爱。

take a fancy to sb/sth (突然)喜欢上：The children took a～to the baseball star. 孩子们喜欢上了那个棒球名星。

→′fanciful adj 爱空想的，怪诞的;′fancifully adv 空想地，怪诞地;′fancifulness n 空想，怪诞;͵fancifi′cation n 空(幻)想;′fanciless adj 缺乏幻想的;

adj(1) 鲜艳夺目的;精美的(brightly coloured or decorated) [常作 attrib]：～wallpaper/diving/skating/goods 花花绿绿的贴墙纸/花式跳水/花样滑冰/华丽的商品;The clothes are too～for me. 这些衣服对我来说太花哨了。〖同〗showy，decorative;〖反〗 plain，undecorated;

(2) 不寻常的，异样的(not plain or ordinary)：a～pair of shoes 一双别致的鞋;～dress/ball 化装服饰/化装晚会;〖同〗 unusual，special，distinctive，superior，exceptional;〖反〗 plain，ordinary，common，inferior;

(3) 根据想象创造的;空想出来的(based on imagination;not reasonable and so impossible)：have some～ideas about 对……有过分的想法;

(4) (食品)特级(选，制)的，高档的((of food) not ordinary;chosen to please one's special taste) [作 attrib] (尤 AmE)：～fruits/vegetables 精选水果/蔬菜;

(5) 特别培育的，品种珍贵的：(bred for special excellence of grade or quality) [作 attrib]：～birds/dogs/plants 珍品鸟/名贵犬/珍贵植物;

→′fancily adv 空想地，花哨地;′fanciness n 空想，花哨;

v(1) 认(以)为，觉得(suppose;believe) [T+that]：I～(that) he is angry/I know what you mean. 我想他生气了/我明白你的意思。Don't～you can do anything in your own way. 不要以为什么事都可以由着你的性子胡来。〖同〗 suppose，think，assume，imagine;

(2) 设想，想象(picture in one's mind;imagine) [D+n+n，D+n+prep(as)]：Can you～yourself in wonderland/in a robe? 你能想象出自己到了奇境/穿着长袍的样子吗? He～ies himself a great painter/as an artist. 他自以为是个大画家/艺术家。〖同〗 imagine，picture;

(3) 喜欢(爱) (have a liking for;be fond of) [T+n] (BrE) (infml)：He really～ies her. 他确实很喜欢她。I don't～people who talk like that. 我不喜欢那样说话的人。I don't～the idea of living in big cities/of walking in the rain. 我不喜欢住在大城市/在雨中散步的想法。〖同〗 like，want;

(4) 渴望得到，想要(like the idea of having or doing sth) [T+n]：Don't you～anything/a cup of tea? 你不想要点什么/一杯茶吗? What do you～for lunch? 午饭你想吃点什么? 〖同〗 like，want，favour，enjoy;

(5) (惊叹语) 想想(竟会如此);真没想到(会有这种情况) (used as an exclamation of mild surprise) [I，T+n，T+ing]：Just/Only～! 你想想看/想想吧! F～that! 真没想到! I can hardly～what a dishonest man he is/his saying such a thing. 我很难想象他是那样一个不诚实的人/他竟然会说出那样的话来。F～having to wait the whole afternoon/his saying a thing like that in front of so many people! 想想吧，要等上整整一个下午呢/他居然在那么多人面前说出这样的话来! And～you just sitting and never saying a word. 真没想到你会坐在那里一言不发。

→′fancied adj 想象出来的;′fancier n 玩赏家，空想家;

【辨异】 fancy和imagination 都表示想象力。fancy指比较随意，有时是很有趣的虚构、 幻想或怪念头，如：the fancy of creating an unreal world (创造一个虚幻世界的想法);imagination 强调创造新想象和新思想的能力，将实际所见过的事情及经历在脑海里融合在一起，想象出往往并不存在的东西，如：Writers，poets and artists have rich imaginations. (作家、诗人及艺术家都有着丰富的想象力。)