Fancy a drink?
FAN-see /ˈfænsi/
Informal Polite
What it really means
"Fancy" means "want" or "feel like". "Fancy a drink?" is a casual invitation to go for a drink, often at the pub. You can fancy anything: "fancy a coffee?", "fancy a walk?". "Fancy someone" means to find them attractive.
Chinese explanation
fancy 意思是"想要、想不想"。Fancy a drink? 是随口约人去喝一杯（常指去酒吧）。什么都可以 fancy：fancy a coffee?（想喝咖啡吗）。注意 fancy someone 是"喜欢上某人"的意思。
Example conversation
A: Fancy a drink after the lecture?
B: Yeah, go on then. The usual place?
A：下课后想去喝一杯吗？
B：好啊，走吧。还是老地方？
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