whim
英[wɪm]
美[wɪm]
- n. 一时的兴致；奇想
TEM4 GRE TOEFL
详细释义
Noun:
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a sudden desire;
"he bought it on an impulse"
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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
- I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.
我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。 - That suggestion was no whim of the moment.
那个建议可不是一时的突发奇想。 - She bought that dress on a whim.
她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。 - 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。 - 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。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
- whim-wham 奇想
- the whim-whams 精神不安
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