whim
英 [wɪm]
美[wɪm]
- n. 奇想;一时的兴致;怪念头;幻想
英英释意
- 1. a sudden desire;
- "he bought it on an impulse"
- 2. 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
- 保险公司可以随时提高保费。
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- 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。
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