whim 详细解释

whim

[wim]

n.一时的兴致, 奇想

n.[C][U]

1. 奇想, 怪念头; 幻想

She is always full of whims and fancies.

她老是充满怪念头。

2. 突然的念头, 一时的兴致

He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.

今天他突然想要去航海。

词形变化

名词复数:whims

词义辨析

同义:

n.幻想; 奇想; 反复无常

fancy  notion  fad  caprice  

同义参见:

kink  impulse  conceit  prank  eccentricity  

英英释义

名词 whim:

a sudden desire

同义词:caprice, impulse

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

同义词:notion, whimsy, whimsey

补充

whimwhim英:[hwim] 美:[hwɪm, wɪm]n.1.一时的兴致, 突然的念头, 突发奇想, 异想天开She bought that dress on a whim.她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。

例句

1. It's just a whim.这只是偶发奇想。 2. We decided, on a whim, to sail to Morocco.我们一时冲动, 决定乘船去摩洛哥。 3. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.保险公司可以随意提高保费。 4. those whose lives are destroyed at the whim of newspapers那些生活遭到报纸肆意摧毁的人 5. Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.最近, 总统一时兴起频频解雇部长, 再另选新人出任。 6. she bought it on a whim.她一时心血来潮地买了它。 7. [mass noun]he appeared and disappeared at whim.他随心所欲地现身或消失。 8. the whims of fashion一时兴起的时尚潮流 9. It's hard to predict voters' whims.很难预料选民们一时的决定。 10. Her husband tries to satisfy her every whim. [=make her happy by doing everything that she wants]她丈夫尽力对她百依百顺。 11. He quit his job on a whim. [=because of a sudden decision]他一时冲动辞了职。 12. The shop is only open at the whim of the owner. [=the shop is only open when the owner wants it to be open]这家店只有在老板想营业时才开门。