whim
🇬🇧 UK/hwim/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A sudden, impulsive, or capricious idea or desire.
一时的冲动,突发奇想,怪念头
v.
To act on a sudden impulse or whim; to be capricious.
凭一时冲动行事,反复无常
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishwhimother
=whim
Common Collocations
- 1.on a whim一时心血来潮
Example Sentences
- 1.
She suddenly had a whim to dye her hair purple, which surprised everyone.
- 2.
He follows every whim without thinking about the consequences carefully.
- 3.
The decision to take a vacation was just a whim, but it turned out great.