sudden impulse; on a whim
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be seized by a sudden impulse; to have a brainwave; on a whim
通常用于形容未经深思熟虑、突如其来的想法或行为决定，常与"一时"连用。
Tā他
yī一
shí时
xīn心
xuè血
lái来
cháo潮
，
jué决
dìng定
bàn半
yè夜
kāi开
chē车
qù去
hǎi海
biān边
kàn看
rì日
chū出
。
On a sudden impulse, he decided to drive to the seaside at midnight to watch the sunrise.
Bié别
xīn心
xuè血
lái来
cháo潮
jiù就
mǎi买
zhè这
me么
duō多
dōng东
xi西
，
yào要
kǎo考
lǜ虑
qīng清
chu楚
shì是
bú不
shì是
zhēn真
de的
xū需
yào要
。
Don't buy so many things on a whim; think carefully about whether you really need them.
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Tā她
xīn心
xuè血
lái来
cháo潮
xiǎng想
xué学
fǎ法
yǔ语
，
jiān坚
chí持
le了
bú不
dào到
yī一
gè个
yuè月
jiù就
fàng放
qì弃
le了
。
She took it into her head to learn French on a whim, but gave up after less than a month.