Whim
[ wɪm ]
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n. 一时的兴致;突然的念头;怪念头，奇想;幻想;
vi. 心血来潮地向往;
📝 例句
Oh, don't you understand that it isn't a passing whim?
啊，难道你不明白这不是一个昙花一现的念头？
take [have] a whim for reading
心血来潮想看书
She is always full of whims and fancies.
她老是充满怪念头。
It was only my whim.
那不过是我一时的高兴就是了。
She gratified her grand child's every whim.
她满足了她孙子的每一个幻想。
🌱 联想助记
【串】突然生 whim(怪念头),天天去 gym(健身房),身体要trim(修剪)哪管太 dim(暗淡的、朦胧的)
【记】※ w-W,him-他:什么叫W,他啊真是怪念头
※ 谐音“喂姆”:他突发奇想以后每天由他来喂保姆
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📖 牛津释义
whim
n
sudden desire or idea, esp an unusual or unreasonable one; caprice 一时的兴致; 突然的念头; （尤指）突发奇想, 异想天开; 心血来潮
It's only a passing whim, ie one that will soon be forgotten. 这只不过是一闪之念.
They seem ready to indulge (ie satisfy) his every whim. 他们简直惯著他随心所欲.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hwim]n. 一时的兴致, 冲动, 怪念头, 绞盘
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She has the ability to speak English fluently.
她能够流利地说英语。
Milk,butter,and cheese are shipped here from the dairy farms.
这里的牛奶，黄油，和奶酪都从奶场装运来。
A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！