学个词Learn a Word 第740期 On a whim

今天我们要学的词是on a whim¹。 On a whim意思是突发奇想，心血来潮。"He saw the deal on the Internet and booked the vacation on a whim," 他在网上看到一个很划算的价格，心血来潮，马上定票，准备出去渡假。"He bought a lottery² ticket on a whim and won the jackpot," 他心血来潮买了张彩票，结果中了头奖。

"The coach changed the game plan on a whim and won the championship," 教练突发奇想，立即决定改变原定战术，结果赢得了决赛胜利。"On a whim, he took the whole team out for ice cream," 他临时起意，带球队所有人去吃冰激凌。好的，今天我们学习的词是on a whim...

 

1 whim   

n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想

参考例句：

• I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
• He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。