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

• 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。
• When you're subject to the whims of a complete madman there's no saying what will happen.
  当你受到一个十足疯子的怪念头支配时，就说不准会发生什么事了。
• 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。
• The rest she had for food and her own whims.
  剩下的钱她用来吃饭和买一些自己喜欢的东西。
• Success in this job requires anticipating the whims of the public.
  这项工作的成功需要预料到公众的兴之所至。
• 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。
• But, I expect whims of fate consistently, How valuable a life is!
  但是，我总是期待命运的奇变，生命是何等可贵呀！
• That makes the economy less vulnerable to the whims of market speculators who have triggered serious financial crises elsewhere.
  这使其经济不大会受到曾在其他地方导致严重金融危机的市场投机风潮的危害。
• Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.
  愚蠢和无聊，荒唐和矛盾，这的确叫我觉得好笑，我自己也承认，我只要能够加以讥笑，总是加以讥笑。
• 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。