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

• 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。
• 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。
• But they do so based on their expectations of future trends in supply and demand, not on whims.
  但是他们是基于他们对未来供需趋势的预期来投资的，而不是一时兴起而为之。
• 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。
• They are completely subject to the whims and moods of a single superior.
  他们完全受制于上司个人的一时想法和情绪。
• An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
  无力阻止幻想与愿望。
• 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。
• So it is not subject to the whims of foreign investors.
  因此，外国投资者的反复无常不会对它造成影响。
• 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”。
• 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。