Whim
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n. 一時的興致;突然的念頭;怪念頭，奇想;幻想;
vi. 心血來潮地向往;
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Oh, don't you understand that it isn't a passing whim?
啊，難道你不明白這不是一個曇花一現的念頭？
take [have] a whim for reading
心血來潮想看書
She is always full of whims and fancies.
她老是充滿怪念頭。
It was only my whim.
那不過是我一時的高興就是了。
She gratified her grand child's every whim.
她滿足了她孫子的每一個幻想。
?? 聯想助記
【串】突然生 whim(怪念頭),天天去 gym(健身房),身體要trim(修剪)哪管太 dim(暗淡的、朦朧的)
【記】※ w-W,him-他:什么叫W,他啊真是怪念頭
※ 諧音“喂姆”:他突發奇想以后每天由他來喂保姆
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whim
n
sudden desire or idea, esp an unusual or unreasonable one; caprice 一時的興致; 突然的念頭; （尤指）突發奇想, 異想天開; 心血來潮
It's only a passing whim, ie one that will soon be forgotten. 這只不過是一閃之念.
They seem ready to indulge (ie satisfy) his every whim. 他們簡直慣著他隨心所欲.
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*[hwim]n. 一時的興致, 沖動, 怪念頭, 絞盤
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I feel as if we've met each other before.
我覺得我們以前見過面。
I had a hamburger and a fried chicken leg?
我吃一個漢堡包，一個炸雞腿。
I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
我習慣了乘飛機旅行，只是有一次把我嚇壞了。