whimsical

英 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

美 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

adj. 异想天开的; 想入非非的; 心血来潮的; 滑稽可笑的

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.20692 / COCA.13075

牛津词典

adj.

异想天开的；想入非非的；心血来潮的；滑稽可笑的
unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying
1. to have a whimsical sense of humour
  有离奇的幽默感
2. Much of his writing has a whimsical quality.
  他的大部分作品都很出奇。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 怪异的;反复无常的;不切实际的
Awhimsicalperson or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
1. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side...
  麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
2. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
  他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重，越来越异想天开。

英英释义

adj

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
1. a capricious refusal
2. authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
3. the victim of whimsical persecutions
Synonym:capriciousimpulsive

双语例句

For an easter egg, something fun and whimsical, to overshadow the entire rest of the game was a huge problem, and one that existed for far too long.
作为一个复活节彩蛋，是有些有趣和古怪的，使游戏剩下的内容失色是一个巨大的问题，并且他存在的太久了。
Mostly, though, whimsical applications are just good for a laugh.
不过在多数情况下，异想天开的求职申请只是很好的笑料而已。
Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer ofpeople.
尽管他有着和善、时而古怪的神态，但他对人的观察很敏锐。
We should dare to whimsical.
要敢于异想天开。
His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重，越来越异想天开。
Berenson's whimsical and very independent.
贝伦森是个异想天开，不受拘束的人。
Which just means I'm gonna have to get whimsical on this ficky.
看来我得想出个奇思妙想才行。
Especially, the cat lover, including also the whimsical aspect, it is loved, from the person probably will be.
尤其是猫的情人，还包括了随心所欲的角度来看，它是爱，从人也许会。
In the midst of these whimsical fancies she heard a new strange sound among the leaves.
正在她胡思乱想的时候，她听见树叶中又出现了一种奇怪的声音。
In his whimsical imagination the ants become wise and creative creatures like people, and his "grandfather after his death has turned into the King of ants(" Perhaps It Is a Parable")".
在其古怪的想象当中，蚂蚁象人一样，变成聪明而有创造性的动物。他的“祖父，死后变成了蚁王”（《也许是寓言》）。