whim

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  • n.心血来潮；一时的兴致；突发的奇想
  • Web怪念头；幻想；冲动
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whim
n.
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
He was forced to pander to her every whim .
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
We bought the house on a whim .
我们一时冲动买了这所房子。
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。
the whims of fashion
时尚的变化多端
She hires and fires people at whim .
她随心所欲地雇用人和解雇人。

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1.
As the head of a large organization, he was surrounded by people who were prepared to respond to his every whim.
作为一家大公司的主管，凡他兴之所至，拥簇在他周围的人都恭候着响应。
zuò wéi yì jiā dà gōng sī de zhǔ guǎn , fán tā xīng zhī suǒ zhì , yōng cù zài tā zhōu wéi de rén dōu gōng hòu zhe xiǎng yìng 。
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2.
It is not rare to see Federer be completely out of the point, then suddenly turn the tables at whim and hit a winner.
经常会发生这样的情况，你看着觉得这一分他已经彻底没戏了，突然他就反戈一击，一个致胜球让你目瞪口呆。
jīng cháng huì fā shēng zhè yàng de qíng kuàng , nǐ kàn zhe jué de zhè yī fēn tā yǐ jīng chè dǐ méi xì le , tū rán tā jiù fǎn gē yī jī , yī gè zhì shèng qiú ràng nǐ mù dèng kǒu dāi 。
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3.
For just a while, through partaking of the whim and richness of the season, life takes on an extraordinary hue, one of sweetness and safety.
一会儿，经由参加季节的异想天开和丰厚，生活承担一种非凡颜色，一个甜和安全。
yī huì er , jīng yóu cān jiā jì jié de yì xiǎng tiān kāi hé fēng hòu , shēng huó chéng dān yī zhǒng fēi fán yán sè , yī gè tián hé ān quán 。
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4.
For smoking cessation without adequate mental preparation and physical preparation, whim camel began to think of quitting.
对戒烟不作充分的思想准备和物质准备，心血来潮般地想到戒烟就开始。
duì jiè yān bù zuò chōng fèn de sī xiǎng zhǔn bèi hé wù zhì zhǔn bèi , xīn xuè lái cháo bān de xiǎng dào jiè yān jiù kāi shǐ 。
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The authorities seem to shut things down on a whim and they don't give you any advance warning of their actions . '
当局似乎是一时兴起就把这些地方关了，而且他们不会事先警告你他们要采取行动。
dāng jú sì hū shì yì shí xīng qǐ jiù bǎ zhè xiē dì fāng guān le , ér qiě tā men bú huì shì xiān jǐng gào nǐ tā men yào cǎi qǔ xíng dòng 。
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6.
She knew now that she wasn't just a leaf that depended on every whim of the wind, but that she was part of the universe.
她知道现在她不只是一片依赖于风的一时兴致的树叶了，她成为宇宙的一部分。
tā zhī dào xiàn zài tā bù zhǐ shì yī piàn yī lài yú fēng de yì shí xìng zhì de shù yè le , tā chéng wéi yǔ zhòu de yí bù fen 。
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7.
On a whim, he decided to take a trip around the country to look up nearly a dozen old girlfriends.
一天他突发奇想，决定四处走走，去看看他那些接近一打的旧时女友。
yī tiān tā tū fā qí xiǎng , jué dìng sì chù zǒu zǒu , qù kàn kan tā nà xiē jiē jìn yī dǎ de jiù shí nǚ yǒu 。
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Because at the whim of the king, or for that matter of parliament, we can name you or you to give up your property or to give up your life .
专制的国王或者议会可以随心所欲地让你，你或者你放弃你的财产甚至生命权。
zhuān zhì de guó wáng huò zhě yì huì kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù de ràng nǐ , nǐ huò zhě nǐ fàng qì nǐ de cái chǎn shèn zhì shēng mìng quán 。
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9.
In these days of my leisure, it was perhaps the mere whim to collect them which had come upon me.
在我悠闲的那些日子，也许是因为一时的兴致，我要把产生在我心里的幻想收集起来。
zài wǒ yōu xián de nà xiē rì zǐ , yě xǔ shì yīn wèi yì shí de xìng zhì , wǒ yào bǎ chǎn shēng zài wǒ xīn li de huàn xiǎng shōu jí qǐ lái 。
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10.
Elennor, even then, was not the kind of wife who bowed to her husband's whims, and her husband's whim was to climb a certain mountain.
即使在那时，埃莉诺也不属于随和丈夫一时兴致的那一类妻子，她丈夫当时的兴致是爬山。
jí shǐ zài nà shí , āi lì nuò yě bù shǔ yú suí hé zhàng fu yì shí xìng zhì de nà yī lèi qī zi , tā zhàng fu dāng shí de xìng zhì shì pá shān 。
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