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单词 whim
释义
whim
noun[C]
uk
/wɪm/us
/wɪm/
C2
asuddenwishoridea,especiallyone that cannot bereasonablyexplained:
突然的念头，冲动
Webookedthetripon awhim.我们一冲动就预订了假日游。
You canaddwhat youwantto thismixture-brandy,whisky, or nothing at all - as the whimtakesyou.你可以在这种混合饮料里加入任何你喜欢的东西——白兰地、威士忌或什么也不加——全看你自己。
Oh for ahusbandwho wouldindulgemyeverywhim!啊，我多么想有一个对我百依百顺的丈夫呀！
Synonym
caprice(SUDDEN WISH)literary
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feelings of desire
  • appetite
  • caprice
  • carnality
  • compulsion
  • covetousness
  • dream
  • drive
  • entitled
  • get itchy feetidiom
  • hankering
  • hunger
  • impulse buy
  • impulse buying
  • thirst
  • urge
  • vaulting
  • whimsy
  • wish
  • yearning
  • yen
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(Definition ofwhimfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

whim| American Dictionary

whim
noun[C]
us
/hwɪm,wɪm/
asuddendesireoridea:
The whims ofrockstarscan be hard tosatisfy.
(Definition ofwhimfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhim

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If law practices did not determine legal content, there could still be moral requirements and officials' whims, but there would be no legal requirements.
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Prosecution or regulation without a rational basis is insulting and demeaning, as would be subjection to the whims of a tyrant.
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However, the assessment and collection of revenue was arbitrary and subject to the whims of the ruling feudal elite.
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This does not mean that it is rationally defensible for any person to adopt any religion atwhim.
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What happens is that you may, on awhim, pronounce the noun distress with stress on the first syllable.
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Being black or white is morally arbitrary because it is determined by the whims of nature, randomly and capriciously.
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Extra-curricular work, however, can very much depend on the traditions of individual schools or the whims of head teachers.
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He points out that when someone approaches a hard decision they ask themselves what they should prefer, rather than what their inclinations or whims are.
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It also shows that town politics were not simply determined by thewhimof party bosses and gentry borough-mongers.
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The news of importance came from within the capsule itself - from the whims, friendships and jealousies of the people thrown into each other's company.
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In addition, individuals sometimes change the spelling of their names when they see one that better suits their personal inclination - or evenwhim.
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Unfortunately, her personality was less than heavenly, and when she was not actually singing he found her violent whims and demands for attention very trying.
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If branching direction was at thewhimof each individual level, there would be relatively little theoretical interest in it.
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Do you wish your spiritual development to follow your own whims?
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The transactions placed under ' other ' and whose purpose was thereby disguised were largely at thewhimof the individuals making the return.
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