Whim



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.多变, 怪念头
• ［英］ n.多变, 怪念头 ( a sudden idea;fancy)
• ［类］ capricious : whim / objective : fact ( 易变的[人]反复无常 / 客观的[人]讲事实)
• ［例］ have a whim for doing sth ( 心血来潮想做某事)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: short for whim-wham
• Date: 1686
• 1. a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind ; fancy <quit his job on a whim>
• 2. a large capstan that is made with one or more radiating arms to which a horse may be yoked and that is used in mines for raising ore or water
• Synonyms: see caprice

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