单词:whim
n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
whim的用法和样例:
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。
词汇搭配
- whim-wham奇想
- the whim-whams精神不安
经典引文
A woman's whims have to be respected, however apparently absurd.
出自:P. G. WodehouseThe whim seized him to drive me to Montaza.
出自:L. Durrell
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