whim

英[wɪm] 美[wɪm]
  • n. 一时的兴致；奇想
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星级词汇:
  • which adj.哪一个；哪一些pron.哪一个；哪些

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a sudden desire;

    "he bought it on an impulse"

  2. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea;

    "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"
    "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"
    "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

双语例句

1. We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
我们多少有点心血来潮，决定航海去摩洛哥。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.
最近，总统一时兴起频频解雇旧部长，选任新部长。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
保险公司可以随时提高保费。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
他选人时总是随心所欲，毫无根据。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.
      我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
    2. That suggestion was no whim of the moment.
      那个建议可不是一时的突发奇想。
    3. She bought that dress on a whim.
      她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。
    4. He dotes on his grandchildren and indulges their every whim.
      他溺爱自己的孙辈,并且满足他们的任何想法。
    5. Spring scatters the petals of flowers that are not for the fruits, but for the moment's whim.
      春日播撒繁花艳蕊，并非为了以后结出硕果，而是为了这瞬间的奇想。

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