英 [wɪm] 美 [wɪm]
n. 一时的兴致，突发的奇想
复数whims
whim /wɪm/ TEM4
有变体名词 A whim is a wish to do or have something that seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly. 突发的念头
We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
我们多少有些心血来潮地决定乘船去摩洛哥。
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在于：当本身心血来潮(Whim)的岁月，愿意帮助别人，并在需要的时候希望自己得到别人的帮助，可以说是人之常情；而真正豁达睿智的人，却善于从自己身上找原因...
... petition：呈请书，请求书； whim：奇想；一时的兴致；怪念头；幻想 vanity：虚荣心，空虚，浮华，无价值的东西 ...
... petition：呈请书，请求书； whim：奇想；一时的兴致；怪念头；幻想 vanity：虚荣心，空虚，浮华，无价值的东西 ...
whim(突发奇想), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
He was forced to pander to her every whim.
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
我们多少有些心血来潮地决定乘船去摩洛哥。
A still picture could only imply the existence of time, while time in a novel passed at the whim of the reader.
"一张静止的照片只是暗示了时间的存在，而小说中的时间则随着读者的幻想而流逝。
In the Mesopotamian stories, for example, the gods act capriciously, the gods act on a whim.
例如，在美索不达米亚的故事中，神肆意妄为，凭着一时的念头做事。
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Because at the whim of the king, or for that matter, of the parliament, we can name you or you to give up your property or to give up your life.
因为这样的话，国王就可以随心所欲，在这种情况下，就是国会可以随心所欲，让你们中的任何人放弃财产，或放弃生命。
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Then deliver those superbly rather than catering to their every whim or mild interest.
Whim worshipping only leads to self destruction, and any one is free to destroy themselves.
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Just go all Optimus Prime and transform your home according to need or whim.