fan·tas·tic /fænˈtæstɪk/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj 1 GOOD/EXCELLENTextremely good, attractive, enjoyable etc 极好的,吸引人的,有趣的 You look fantastic! 你看上去棒极了!
It’s a fantastic place, really beautiful! 这真是个好地方,漂亮极了!
► see thesaurus at good 2 spokenGOOD/EXCELLENT used when someone has just told you something good 太好了 SYN excellent, wonderful ‘I’ve passed my driving test.’ ‘Fantastic!’ “我通过驾照考试了。”“太好了!”
That’s fantastic news! 那真是个好消息!
3 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa fantastic amount is extremely large 〔数量〕极大的 SYN huge Kids spend fantastic amounts of money on CDs. 孩子们花了好多钱买激光唱片。
4 IMPOSSIBLEa fantastic plan, suggestion etc is not likely to be possible 〔计划、建议等〕不现实的,异想天开的5 a fantastic scheme异想天开的计划
n fantastic schemes for making money
—fantastically /-kli/ adverbadv
n THESAURUSfantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken EnglishThe view from the top was fantastic.
He did a fantastic job.
That’s a terrific idea!
‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’
great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken EnglishThanks for a great afternoon.
‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'
excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written EnglishOur local theatre has put on some excellent productions.
It is an excellent film.
wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleasedShe is really a wonderful person.
That’s wonderful news!
marvellous British EnglishBrE, marvelous American EnglishAmE extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly commonWe had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.
Martino’s performance was marvelous.
amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting wayStanding there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.
incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikelyWhat a goal! That was incredible!
It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.
brilliant British EnglishBrE informal extremely good‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’
What a brilliant idea!
be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything betterTheir desserts are out of this world.