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whim

noun
/wɪm/
/wɪm/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a sudden wish to do or have something, especially when it is something unusual or unnecessary心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的奇想
    • He was forced to pander to her every whim.她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
    • the whims of fashion时尚的变化多端
    • on a whim We bought the house on a whim.我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
    • at the whim of somebody 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。
    • at whim She hires and fires people at whim.她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。
    Extra Examples
    • For years she had suffered her husband's whims.多年来她一直受丈夫的任性之苦。
    • Funding is subject to political whim.拨款受政治情绪左右。
    • He bought the jacket on a whim, having seen it by chance in a shop window.他无意中在商店橱窗台看到那件夹克，一时心血来潮就买了下来。
    • Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.当时奴隶可由奴隶主随意买卖。
    • The bird's nest is vulnerable to the slightest whim of the weather.这个鸟巢连最轻微的天气变化都禁受不起。
    • The child's parents pandered to his every whim.这个孩子的父母对他百般纵容。
    • They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim.他们好像能够随意改变比赛规则。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sudden
    • mere
    • personal
    • …
    verb + whim
    • cater to
    • follow
    • indulge
    • …
    preposition
    • at (somebody’s) whim
    • on a whim
    phrases
    • your every whim
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

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