n.[C][U]

1. 奇想，怪念头；幻想
   She is always full of whims and fancies.

   她老是充满怪念头。

2. 突然的念头，一时的兴致
   He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.

   今天他突然想要去航海。

n.

1. a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
2. archaic a windlass for raising ore or water from a mine.