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

• 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 financial flows behind these political whims can be complicated.
  这些政治愿望背后的资金流动可能很复杂。
• 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。
• Indulge your aeronautical whims.
  尽管纵容你的飞天奇想吧。
• 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！
• 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。
• Without the objective principle, accounting records would be based on whims and options and subject to dispute.
  失去客观性原则，会计记录将会建立在主观臆断和个人意见的基础上，并易导致争论。
• 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。
• 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。