Whim

(n.) The European widgeon.

(n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.

(n.) 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.

(v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.

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• Really that little man was dreadful: a mere sprite of caprice andubiquity: one never knew either his whim or his whereabout. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Let him put away his whim now, and he is welcome back. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Gladly would I give it if I could, but I only know that it was the whim of my timid Viola, and I yielded to it. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It is not the business of the politician to preserve an Olympian indifference to what stupid people call popular whim. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I left off opposing her favourite whim on that account, because some of the sympathy was sure, in course of time, to fall to my share. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• You think me unsteady: easily swayed by the whim of the moment, easily tempted, easily put aside. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• This whim suited me the better at this time, from the cheapness of it, not costing us above eighteen pence sterling each per week. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• My whim is gratified; and now I think Mr. Eshton will do well to put the hag in the stocks to-morrow morning, as he threatened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• You remember that the affair of the blue carbuncle, which appeared to be a mere whim at first, developed into a serious investigation. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Nothing was so wilful as Shirley when she took a whim into her head. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I will humour your whim; but you will begin talking again ere ten minutes are over. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• So far from being your way, it is only your whim! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It is not the least to the purpose what the reasons of this prohibition are; they may be the strongest and gravest reasons, or they may be mere whim. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Indeed, my dear, it's not a whim. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Captain Dufranne is willing to remain, and for my part I am perfectly willing, perfectly willing--as I always have been to humor your childish whims. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Queer, she said to herself, always queer, with her whims and her ways, ever since I can remember her. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Such whims are only impressive as we originate them, I think; they are not to be communicated. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• It's more my fault than yours, for humouring her whims, and letting her be alone in such a place as this. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Wild and full of childish whims as Em'ly was, she was more of a little woman than I had supposed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• As Mrs. Weston observed, all young people would have their little whims. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Among other whims and fancies which they taught her there, they put some nonsense into her head about always wearing white. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, _do_ divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Shirley, in spite of her whims and oddities, her dodges and delays, has an infatuated fondness for him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I have not been used to submit to any person's whims. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I have a singular opinion on this subject, which I will venture to communicate to you, though I doubt you will rank it among my whims. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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