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单词 whimsically
释义
whimsically
adverb
uk
/ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl.i/us
/ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl.i/
in awhimsicalway(=unusualandstrangein a way that might befunnyorannoying):
He was whimsicallycharmingandespeciallywarmwithchildren.
It is arefreshinglyquirkyadultfairytaleset in a whimsicallysurrealworld.
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  • Furniture andbooksaredisplayedin a whimsicallyGothicinterior.
  • The whimsicallyirregularwoodenbenchesandtablesare made by thetalentedstaff.
  • The whimsicallydecoratedshackservesfriedgreentomatoesandalligatorpizzaeverynight.
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(Definition ofwhimsicallyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhimsically

whimsically
Semitonal slips in the melodic lines slowly expand to larger intervals, and the percussion tattoos return, this timewhimsically.
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Are we going to have a fixed budget each year, determined almostwhimsicallyby civil servants?
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That falls from him verywhimsically, and not justly.
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One of the boats contained what was ratherwhimsicallydescribed in the first answer as drums of chemical waste.
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However, perhaps we looked at it, as trade unionists, ratherwhimsically, because it was usually inefficient.
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The problem which has been evident in all the speeches in the debate is that they can be used arbitrarily andwhimsicallyin the industrial relations and collective bargaining processes.
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The soldier looked at himwhimsically.
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The 2321 waswhimsicallyknown as the noodle picker since the removable magnetic strips were flexible and resembled lasagna noodles.
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The proposed phenomena waswhimsicallynamed cosmic iron whiskers and served as the thermalization mechanism.
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Glass forms protrude from the background surface,whimsicallyfrolicking with and redefining underlying blocks of color and lead scribbles.
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However, it is the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect and waswhimsicallydubbed shrimpoluminescence upon its discovery in 2001.
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The twowhimsicallyfrolic all night and the scene ends with them exhausted by the nights activities.
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It is said that humans can summon her to have their wishes granted in exchange for compensation, though she often actswhimsically.
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She is known for herwhimsicallyprolix movie titles.
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Between the shimmering synth builds and thewhimsicallyyoung yet honest lyrics, this is a collection that truly shines.
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