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

• An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
  无力阻止幻想与愿望。
• 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。
• 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。
• Often the tenant had to commit degrading acts just to satisfy his landlord's whims.
  佃户经常被迫做一些下作的事以满足地主的低级趣味。
• He was very dependent on the whims and financial circumstances of his eccentric father.
  他身不由己，在很大程度上被他那脾气古怪的父亲的奇思异想和经济状况左右着。
• You are alone in daring to speak to me like this leonardo! Whims you say.
  你是唯一敢这么跟我说话的人，莱奥纳多！你居然敢说我是“怪念头”。
• 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。
• 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。
• This in turn leads to more mistrust and unrest at the club as the constant revolution of indulgences and whims continues.
  这依次导致了俱乐部内部更多的不信任和不安，于是持续的放任和反复无常继续着。
• 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。