whim
noun /wɪm/
/wɪm/
[countable, uncountable]- a sudden wish to do or have something, especially when it is something unusual or unnecessary
心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的奇想 - He was forced to pander to her every whim.
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。 - the whims of fashion
时尚的变化多端 - on a whim We bought the house on a whim.
我们一时冲动买了这所房子。 - at the whim of somebody 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。 - at whim She hires and fires people at whim.
她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。
- For years she had suffered her husband's whims.
多年来她一直受丈夫的任性之苦。 - Funding is subject to political whim.
拨款受政治情绪左右。 - He bought the jacket on a whim, having seen it by chance in a shop window.
他无意中在商店橱窗台看到那件夹克，一时心血来潮就买了下来。 - Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.
当时奴隶可由奴隶主随意买卖。 - The bird's nest is vulnerable to the slightest whim of the weather.
这个鸟巢连最轻微的天气变化都禁受不起。 - The child's parents pandered to his every whim.
这个孩子的父母对他百般纵容。 - They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim.
他们好像能够随意改变比赛规则。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- mere
- personal
- …
- cater to
- follow
- indulge
- …
- at (somebody’s) whim
- on a whim
- your every whim
词源late 17th cent.: of unknown origin. - He was forced to pander to her every whim.