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whim n.一时的兴致；奇想 (1) 我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。(2) 那个建议可不是一时的突发奇想。(3) 她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。(4) 他溺爱自己的孙辈,并且满足他们的任何想法。 A whim can be a sudden impulse or a change of mind, like if you go shopping for school clothes but instead buy a pink cowboy hat. Whim is a shortened version of the equally silly sounding whim wham which means "fanciful object," like a tiny snow globe that plays "Hava Nagila." If you go for a drive on a whim, you could wind up anywhere, perhaps even back to the store to return that snow globe.

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英 [wɪm] 美 [wɪm] (1) I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.(2) That suggestion was no whim of the moment.(3) She bought that dress on a whim.(4) He dotes on his grandchildren and indulges their every whim. A whim is an odd or fanciful idea, something kooky you suddenly decide to do, like dress up like a chicken or drive to Vegas. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]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.   [oft on/at N]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。The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers...保险公司可以随时提高保费。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。

英语单词	whim
英美音标	英 [wɪm] 美 [wɪm]
中文释义	n.一时的兴致；奇想
英语例句	(1) I bought the encyclopedia on a whim. (2) That suggestion was no whim of the moment. (3) She bought that dress on a whim. (4) He dotes on his grandchildren and indulges their every whim.
中文例句	(1) 我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。 (2) 那个建议可不是一时的突发奇想。 (3) 她一时心血来潮就买了那件连衣裙。 (4) 他溺爱自己的孙辈,并且满足他们的任何想法。
vocabulary简明	A whim is an odd or fanciful idea, something kooky you suddenly decide to do, like dress up like a chicken or drive to Vegas.
vocabulary扩展	A whim can be a sudden impulse or a change of mind, like if you go shopping for school clothes but instead buy a pink cowboy hat. Whim is a shortened version of the equally silly sounding whim wham which means "fanciful object," like a tiny snow globe that plays "Hava Nagila." If you go for a drive on a whim, you could wind up anywhere, perhaps even back to the store to return that snow globe.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]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. [oft on/at N] 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。 The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers... 保险公司可以随时提高保费。 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。

Whim Bought Dress Drive Snow 英 Wɪm] 美 Wɪm