whim
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [w?m]
- 美式音標(biāo) [hw?m, w?m]
- 國際音標(biāo) [hwim]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.一時的興致
- vi.心血來潮地向往
詞根記憶
- 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)
英漢例句
- We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
我們多少有點(diǎn)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,總統(tǒng)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.
幾十個仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念頭。 - 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(fā)的念頭都會得到滿足。
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
專業(yè)釋義
- 絞盤
- 絞繩滾筒
- 絞盤