whim
- n.心血来潮;一时的兴致;突发的奇想
- vi.心血来潮地向往
复数: whims 过去式: whimmed 现在分词: whimming 过去分词: whimmed 第三人称单数: whims
noun
C U心血来潮;一时的兴致;突发的奇想
a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary
He was forced to pander to her every whim .
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
We bought the house on a whim .
我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss.
我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。
the whims of fashion
时尚的变化多端
She hires and fires people at whim .
她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: notion whimsy whimsey
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- a sudden desire
- he bought it on an impulse
- Synonym: caprice impulse
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He was forced to pander to her every whim .
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
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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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My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss .
我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。
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Her father had always indulged her every whim .
她的父亲总是对她什么奇怪的愿望都予以滿足。
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We bought the house on a whim .
我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
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She hires and fires people at whim .
她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。
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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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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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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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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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With the reduction in foreign investments , the government will be even more a hostage to the whims of the international oil price
随着外资的减少,政府将更加受制于起伏不定的国际油价。
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Every whim will be gratified .
每一个突发的念头都会得到满足。
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The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow 's whims .
那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因。
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I bought the encyclopedia on a whim .
我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
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He panders to her every whim .
他对她的性子百依百顺
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The financial flows behind these political whims can be complicated .
这些政治愿望背后的资金流动可能很复杂。
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Government policy changes at the president 's whim .
政府的政策在总统的一念之间改变。
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She has a tendency to change her mind at whim .
她有一念之间改变的倾向。
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To live my life at the whim of others .
不顾别人异样眼光地过我的生活
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A whim . Maybe not such a good idea . I.
一时兴起,也许不是个好主意。
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The design of human nature , a dual-use , whim .
人性化的设计,一款两用,随心所欲。
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Many agreements especially ones that have no financial component are made on a whim .
很多协议特别是不涉及财务往来的协议都是一时兴起。
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Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim !
哦,多么希望有个对我百依百顺的丈夫!
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So it is not subject to the whims of foreign investors .
因此,外国投资者的反复无常不会对它造成影响。
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You could never handle the Fish 's emotional whims for any length of time .
而且,你很难接受鱼儿过于理想化的感情观念。
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His tendency to change his mind at whim .
他那种一时心血来潮突然改变主意的性格倾向。
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In the digital age we are more free to take pictures at our whim .
在数码时代,我们能随心所欲的拍自己想拍的。
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If you say on a whim * That you 're going to japan .
如果你只是一时起兴想去日本。
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On a whim , she decided to go away for the weekend .
她一时心血来潮,决定周末外出。
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But is it not possible to control the human factor by science & the opposite of whim ?
那么,人的因素能否由妄想的反面&科学来控制呢?