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单词 whim
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whim /hwɪm, wɪm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a sudden idea, thought, or wish to do something without a good reason:I decided on a whim to leave early.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whim  (hwim, wim),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an odd or capricious notion or desire;
    a sudden or freakish fancy:a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
  2. capricious humor:to be swayed by whim.
  • short for whim-wham 1635–45
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged whimsy, vagary, caprice.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whim /wɪm/ n
  1. a sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea; impulsive or irrational thought
  2. a horse-drawn winch formerly used in mining to lift ore or water
Etymology: 17th Century: from whim-wham
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