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

• 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。
• 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。
• An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.
  无力阻止幻想与愿望。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dorian's whims are laws to everybody, except himself.
  道林的怪念头对旁人来说都是法律，就他自己可以例外。