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。
• If you say on a whim* That you're going to japan.
  如果你只是一时起兴想去日本。
• Like any firm, they survive at the whim of their customers and creditors.
  和其他公司一样，他们的存活全靠顾客和债权人。
• But see the gracious whim of fate.
  但是看见了奇怪的命运。
• He comes and goes to his whim, and enjoys the house my mother owns and her frustrated affection.
  他反复无常的走来走去，享受着妈妈的房子和“令人厌烦的”爱。
• Then he devotes the whole day to catering to my every whim and desire.
  然后他一整天都会迎合我每一个突发奇想和要求。
• 'It was only my whim,'he said;
  “那只是我的一时兴致，”他说；
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't do anything on a whim or because you want to feel really fancy-it just doesn't work.
  别依靠一时冲动，或者仅仅抱着对幻想感受的渴望去做事&你最终没法真正实现它。