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

• Do you want to wager your throne upon a woman's whim?
  你是想用一个女人的突发奇想赌一赌你的御座吗？
• 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。
• Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
  根据偶然性、冲动或者一时的兴致来决定而不是根据必要性和理智。
• Unlike the kings of yore, modern politicians cannot toss you in prison on a whim.
  与过去的君主不同，现代政客不能一时心血来潮就把你扔到监狱里去。
• He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
  他选人时总是随心所欲，毫无根据。
• 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。
• What's this new whim?
  这个新主意是什么？
• But see the gracious whim of fate.
  但是看见了奇怪的命运。
• 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。
• You should make the budget rather than buy the stuff just on a whim.
  你应该做好预算，而不是总是凭一时冲动买东西。