whim

英 [wɪm]

美 [wɪm]

n.  心血来潮; 一时的兴致; 突发的奇想
vi.  心血来潮地向往

复数：whims　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9606 / COCA.10044

牛津词典

noun

• 心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的奇想
  a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary
  1. He was forced to pander to her every whim .
     她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
  2. We bought the house on a whim .
     我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
  3. My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss.
     我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。
  4. the whims of fashion
     时尚的变化多端
  5. She hires and fires people at whim .
     她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 一时的兴致;心血来潮;突发的奇想
  Awhimis a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.
  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。
  2. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers...
     保险公司可以随时提高保费。
  3. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  1. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
  2. he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
  3. whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it
  Synonym:notionwhimsywhimsey
• a sudden desire
  1. he bought it on an impulse
  Synonym:capriceimpulse

双语例句

• The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers
  保险公司可以随时提高保费。
• Sometimes the skirt or shoes were bought on a whim.
  有时候，人们会在心血来潮时买下一条裙子或一双鞋子。
• Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!
  哦，多么希望有个对我百依百顺的丈夫！
• We bought the house on a whim.
  我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
• So on a whim she joined a local roller derby team.
  一时兴起她加入了当地的一个轮滑队。
• We don't feel that computers owe us anything, or that they must comply with our every whim.
  我们并不认为计算机欠我们什么，或者它们必须遵从我们每一个灵机一动的主意。
• Nicole: Well, I wasn't really, but I applied on a whim.
  妮可：嗯，我其实没在找，但我一时兴起就去应征了。
• 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。
• 'It was only my whim,'he said;
  “那只是我的一时兴致，”他说；
• He just decided to do it on a sudden whim.
  他仅仅是一时兴起决定去做了。