whim怎么读
音标：英 [wɪm]
美[wɪm]
whim是什么意思
- n. 奇想；一时的兴致；怪念头；幻想
whim的词态变化
复数: whims;
中文词源
whim 心血来潮
缩写自whimsy.
英文词源
- whim (n.)
- 1640s, "play on words, pun," shortened from whimwham "fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "caprice, fancy, sudden turn or inclination of the mind" first recorded 1690s, probably a shortened form of whimsy.
whim的双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
- 保险公司可以随时提高保费。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
- 他选人时总是随心所欲，毫无根据。
来自柯林斯例句
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