whim

whim音标

英 [wɪm]

美 [hwɪm, wɪm]

whim基本释义

n.一时的兴致；奇想

whim用法及例句

whim的近义词

noun

1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

e.g. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his storieshe had a whimsy about flying to the moonwhimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

Synonym: notionwhimsywhimsey

2. a sudden desire

e.g. he bought it on an impulse

Synonym: capriceimpulse

1. 一时的兴致;心血来潮;突发的奇想A whim is a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.

whim

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

1. whim是什么意思

1. 幻想;卷扬机：while 一会儿;当...的时候;而 | whim 幻想;卷扬机 | whine 呜呜声;哀诉;牢骚

2. 突然的念头：whichever 无论何者 | whim 突然的念头 | whimper 呜咽

3. whim的翻译

3. 怪念头, 奇想：(1) Eccentric 古怪 | (2) Whim 怪念头, 奇想 | (3) A twinge of guilt 内疚

A woman's whims have to be respected, however apparently absurd.

出自：P. G. Wodehouse

The whim seized him to drive me to Montaza.

出自：L. Durrell

近义词

临近词

conceit自负

fancy华丽装饰的

prank开玩笑

whimsey怪念头

whimsy怪念头

quirk怪癖

impulse冲动

caprice反复无常

notion观念

urge驱策

phase相位

eccentricity古怪

fad时尚

kink纽结

whimper

Whimpenny

whims

whimling

whim-wham

whimmy

whimbrel

whimsied

whimsey

whilst

相关列句

An idle whim, I fear, Sir, 'was my answer;' or else an idle whim is going to spirit me away.(“恐怕是一种无聊的奇想，先生，”这是我的回答，“不然就是一种无聊的奇想又要诱使我走开。”)

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。)

If you only pray about them once, they are not a desire, they are just a whim.(如果你只对它们祷告一次，它们不是一个愿望，它们只是一时兴起。)

How can something as important as belief be subject entirely to whim?(为什么像信念这么重要的东西会完全屈从于一时的兴致呢？)

However, some modern designers are whim, the aquarium tank into the interior furniture.(然而，有些现代设计师却突发奇想，把水族缸变成了室内家具。)

So how could I dare to be so dissatisfied as to head off on such a selfish and self-seeking whim?(那么，我为什么还敢怨气冲天，以至于去做这么一件自私自利，异想天开的事呢？)

Some clients feel like you exist solely to cater to their every whim.(一些客户认为你应该完全迎合他们的反复无常。)

He was forced to pander to her every whim.(她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。)

In the Mesopotamian stories, for example, the gods act capriciously, the gods act on a whim.(例如，在美索不达米亚的故事中，神肆意妄为，凭着一时的念头做事。)

Don't start the transition on a whim.(不要草率地开始过渡流程。)