whim 音标拼音: [w'ɪm] [hw'ɪm]
n . 一时的兴致,幻想,反复无常,怪念头
一时的兴致,幻想,反复无常,怪念头
whim n 1 :
a sudden desire ; "
he bought it on an impulse " [
synonym :
{
caprice }, {
impulse }, {
whim }]
2 :
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea ; "
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 : {
notion },
{
whim }, {
whimsy }, {
whimsey }]
Whim \
Whim \,
n . [
Cf . {
Whimbrel }.] (
Zool .)
The European widgeon . [
Prov .
Eng .]
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Whim \
Whim \,
n . [
Cf .
Icel .
hwima to wander with the eyes ,
vim giddiness ,
Norw .
kvima to whisk or flutter about ,
to trifle ,
Dan .
vimse to skip ,
whisk ,
jump from one thing to another ,
dial .
Sw .
hvimsa to be unsteady ,
dizzy ,
W .
chwimio to move briskly .]
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1 .
A sudden turn or start of the mind ;
a temporary eccentricity ;
a freak ;
a fancy ;
a capricious notion ;
a humor ;
a caprice .
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Let every man enjoy his whim . --
Churchill .
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2 . (
Mining )
A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power ,
for raising ore or water ,
etc .,
from mines ,
or for other purposes ; --
called also {
whim gin },
and {
whimsey }.
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{
Whim gin } (
Mining ),
a whim .
See {
Whim },
2 .
{
Whim shaft } (
Mining ),
a shaft through which ore ,
water ,
etc .,
is raised from a mine by means of a whim .
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Syn :
Freak ;
caprice ;
whimsey ;
fancy .
Usage : {
Whim }, {
Freak }, {
Caprice }.
Freak denotes an impulsive ,
inconsiderate change of mind ,
as by a child or a lunatic .
Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought .
Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak ,
but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness .
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Whim \
Whim \,
v .
i .
To be subject to ,
or indulge in ,
whims ;
to be whimsical ,
giddy ,
or freakish . [
R .] --
Congreve .
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whim ":
apparition ,
bee ,
boutade ,
brainchild ,
brainstorm ,
bubble ,
capriccio ,
caprice ,
chimera ,
conceit ,
crank ,
craze ,
crazy idea ,
crotchet ,
delirium ,
disposition ,
dream ,
eidolon ,
fad ,
fancy ,
fantasque ,
fantastic notion ,
fantasy ,
fiction ,
figment ,
flimflam ,
fool notion ,
freak ,
freakish inspiration ,
hallucination ,
harebrained idea ,
humor ,
idea ,
idle fancy ,
illusion ,
imagery ,
imagination ,
imagining ,
inclination ,
insubstantial image ,
invention ,
kink ,
maggot ,
make -
believe ,
megrim ,
myth ,
notion ,
passing fancy ,
phantasm ,
phantom ,
quirk ,
romance ,
sick fancy ,
thick -
coming fancies ,
thought ,
toy ,
trip ,
vagary ,
vapor ,
vision ,
whim -
wham ,
whimsy ,
wildest dreams
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