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单词 whim
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whim

noun
/wɪm/
/wɪm/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a sudden wish to do or have something, especially when it is something unusual or unnecessary
    • He was forced to pander to her every whim.
    • the whims of fashion
    • on a whim We bought the house on a whim.
    • at the whim of somebody My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss.
    • at whim She hires and fires people at whim.
    Extra Examples
    • For years she had suffered her husband's whims.
    • Funding is subject to political whim.
    • He bought the jacket on a whim, having seen it by chance in a shop window.
    • Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.
    • The bird's nest is vulnerable to the slightest whim of the weather.
    • The child's parents pandered to his every whim.
    • They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sudden
    • mere
    • personal
    verb + whim
    • cater to
    • follow
    • indulge
    preposition
    • at (somebody’s) whim
    • on a whim
    phrases
    • your every whim
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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