中英词典查询

whims ['wɪmz]

n. 一时的兴致( whim的名词复数 ); 突然的念头; 突发奇想; 异想天开;

例句:

  • The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.
    那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因.
  • With the reduction in foreign investments, the government will be even more a hostage to the whims of the international oil price.
    随着外资的减少,政府将更加受制于起伏不定的国际油价。
  • 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.
  • The whims of Internet audiences are unpredictable.
    来自NEWYORKER
  • A woman's whims have to be respected, however apparently absurd.
    来自P. G. Wodehouse
  • Things are better now but she has her whims, her caprices.
    来自THETIMES