名词幻想; 一时的兴致; 突然的念头; 怪念头，奇想

不及物动词心血来潮地向往

名词

1. He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.
今天他突然想要去航海。

2. She is always full of whims and fancies.
她老是充满怪念头。

1. 幻想;卷扬机：while 一会儿;当...的时候;而 | whim 幻想;卷扬机 | whine 呜呜声;哀诉;牢骚

2. 突然的念头：whichever 无论何者 | whim 突然的念头 | whimper 呜咽

3. 怪念头, 奇想：(1) Eccentric 古怪 | (2) Whim 怪念头, 奇想 | (3) A twinge of guilt 内疚

1. 一时的兴致;心血来潮;突发的奇想
A whim is a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.

e.g. We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco...
我们多少有点心血来潮，决定航海去摩洛哥。
e.g. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers...
保险公司可以随时提高保费。

noun

1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

e.g. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

Synonym: notionwhimsywhimsey

2. a sudden desire

e.g. he bought it on an impulse

Synonym: capriceimpulse