whim

noun

1. 心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的奇想
   a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary
   1. He was forced to pander to her every whim .
      她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
   2. We bought the house on a whim .
      我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
   3. My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss.
      我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。
   4. the whims of fashion
      时尚的变化多端
   5. She hires and fires people at whim .
      她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。

1. N-VAR 一时的兴致;心血来潮;突发的奇想
   A whim is 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。

1. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
   几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。
2. Every whim will be gratified.
   每一个突发的念头都会得到满足。
3. He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
   他选人时总是随心所欲，毫无根据。
4. 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。
5. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers
   保险公司可以随时提高保费。
6. 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。
7. 'It was only my whim,'he said;
   “那只是我的一时兴致，”他说；
8. '' So many of these things in the App Store you are buying on a whim anyway.
   人们在APPStore中购买的那么多东西反正都是一时兴起。
9. Sometimes the skirt or shoes were bought on a whim.
   有时候，人们会在心血来潮时买下一条裙子或一双鞋子。
10. But see the gracious whim of fate.
    但是看见了奇怪的命运。
11. We bought the house on a whim.
    我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
12. Don't do anything on a whim or because you want to feel really fancy-it just doesn't work.
    别依靠一时冲动，或者仅仅抱着对幻想感受的渴望去做事&你最终没法真正实现它。
13. We don't feel that computers owe us anything, or that they must comply with our every whim.
    我们并不认为计算机欠我们什么，或者它们必须遵从我们每一个灵机一动的主意。
14. If you say on a whim* That you're going to japan.
    如果你只是一时起兴想去日本。
15. Like any firm, they survive at the whim of their customers and creditors.
    和其他公司一样，他们的存活全靠顾客和债权人。
16. He comes and goes to his whim, and enjoys the house my mother owns and her frustrated affection.
    他反复无常的走来走去，享受着妈妈的房子和“令人厌烦的”爱。
17. He just decided to do it on a sudden whim.
    他仅仅是一时兴起决定去做了。
18. So on a whim she joined a local roller derby team.
    一时兴起她加入了当地的一个轮滑队。
19. Absurd! Are you really think have a wee bit liquid? You should see mental doctor for whim.
    荒谬，真是荒谬！你确实认为那只是一丁点液体吗？你整天奇思怪想，应该去看精神病医生。
20. Unlike the kings of yore, modern politicians cannot toss you in prison on a whim.
    与过去的君主不同，现代政客不能一时心血来潮就把你扔到监狱里去。
21. Once we fall, however slightly, into immoderation, momentum gathers and we can be lost to whim.
    一旦我们失去节制，不管多么轻微，惯性便形成了，我们就有可能在奇想中迷失。
22. Nicole: Well, I wasn't really, but I applied on a whim.
    妮可：嗯，我其实没在找，但我一时兴起就去应征了。
23. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!
    哦，多么希望有个对我百依百顺的丈夫！
24. He from whose Whim sprang up the universe, how can intellect fathom His Divinity?
    从他的心血来潮中宇宙腾跃出现，智力怎能测量他的神性？
25. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
    根据偶然性、冲动或者一时的兴致来决定而不是根据必要性和理智。
26. What's this new whim?
    这个新主意是什么？
27. Do you want to wager your throne upon a woman's whim?
    你是想用一个女人的突发奇想赌一赌你的御座吗？
28. You should make the budget rather than buy the stuff just on a whim.
    你应该做好预算，而不是总是凭一时冲动买东西。
29. Then he devotes the whole day to catering to my every whim and desire.
    然后他一整天都会迎合我每一个突发奇想和要求。

noun

1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
   1. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
   2. he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
   3. whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

   Synonym:    notionwhimsywhimsey

2. a sudden desire
   1. he bought it on an impulse

   Synonym:    capriceimpulse