音标:[hwim] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 一时的兴致, 冲动, 怪念头, 绞盘
n a sudden desire
n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
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whim的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
  2. That suggestion was no whim of the moment.那个建议可不是一时的突发奇想。
  3. She bought that dress on a whim.她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。
  4. 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。
  5. 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. Wodehouse
  • The whim seized him to drive me to Montaza.

    出自:L. Durrell
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