whim
音标发音
- 英式音标 [wɪm]
- 美式音标 [hwɪm, wɪm]
- 国际音标 [hwim]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.一時的興致
- vi.心血來潮地曏往
词根记忆
- 不要在意him(他)whim(一時的興致)→一時的興致
- 是whim-wham的簡寫,表示多變(從whim跳到wham)
英汉例句
- We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
我們多少有點心血來潮,決定航海去摩洛哥。 - Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.
最近,縂統一時興起頻頻解雇舊部長,選任新部長。 - Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
幾十個僕人迎郃他所有稀奇古怪的唸頭。 - He was forced to pander to her every whim .
她每次心血來潮他都不得不依隨她。 - Every whim will be gratified.
每一個突發的唸頭都會得到滿足。
英英字典
- a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
- 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.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 絞磐
- 絞繩滾筒
- 絞磐