whims

英 [wɪmz]

美 [wɪmz]

n.  心血来潮; 一时的兴致; 突发的奇想
whim的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 一时的兴致;心血来潮;突发的奇想
  Awhimis a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.
  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。
  2. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers...
     保险公司可以随时提高保费。
  3. 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。

双语例句

• You may think that things like cutouts or pop-ups will do this for you and thus make you stand out, or you may think they just look like designer whims that add cost.
  你可能认为许多事情像切口或者弹出窗口将为你做这些因此也使你脱颖而出。否则你可能认为他们只是像设计师突发奇想，增加成本。
• Dorian's whims are laws to everybody, except himself.
  道林的怪念头对旁人来说都是法律，就他自己可以例外。
• I have not been used to submit to any person's whims.
  任何人玩什么花巧，我都不会屈服。
• I don't have time to obey all those whims of yours.
  我没时间一天到晚跟着你的怪念头转。
• Indulge your aeronautical whims.
  尽管纵容你的飞天奇想吧。
• Never bowing to the whims of ephemeral fashion, we have always held on to solid and lasting values.
  决不屈从于古怪而短暂的时尚，我们始终紧紧坚持可靠与持久的价值。
• You might have to tolerate the whims of a mercurial tycoon but you will observe first-hand how to do it.
  你可能不得不忍受一个多变大佬的突发奇想，但你会获得关于如何做的第一手观察。
• You have two choices; Get out on your own, or bend to your mate's whims.
  你有两个选择：依靠自己或者听从伴侣。
• It's part of her agent's job to indulge her whims.
  她的经纪人工作的一部分就是迁就好的异想天开。
• An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
  无力阻止幻想与愿望。