will /wil/ I. aux. v. (would/wud/) 1.构成将来时,常紧缩为’ll: You’ll get wet if you go out without an umbrella. 你不带伞出去要淋湿的。 2.用于第二人称,构成疑问句,表示请求: Will you type this, please? 你是否可以把这打一下呢? Won’t you sit down?你不能坐下来吗? 3.用于各人称表示愿望,一般不用’ll形式:Go where you will.你想去哪儿就去哪儿。4.用于各人称表示倾向:Oil and water will not mix.油水无法掺和。Sometimes the cat will lie there all afternoon. 有时候小猫能整个下午都躺在那儿。5.用于各人称表示决心、命令。要重读,不能用’ll形式:I will make this radio work even if I have to stay up all night. 即使要熬一夜,我也要把这收音机弄响。 ‖II. n.[u] & [c] 1.意志,毅力,决心,强烈的要求(有时加a):You can win if you have the will to try hard. 如果你决心努力工作,你能够胜利的。Where there is a will, there is a way. [谚]有志者事竟成。 at will任意;随意:It can be moulded and shaped at will. 它可随意铸造成形。He was shoved around at will. 他被人任意摆布。2. [c]遗嘱: make a will 立遗嘱
willing /ˈwiliŋ/ adj. 本意的,自愿的:be willing to do sth. 乐意干某事;a willing worker 自愿劳动者He was quite willing to compromise.他十分乐意和解。He doesn't work well, but he's always willing.他活儿干得不好, 不过他总是愿意干。She is a willing worker.她是一位志愿工作人员。Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.世上无难事,只怕有心人。
willingly adv.自愿地,乐意地:Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。To keep his job,he willingly subordinated his own interests to the objectives of the company. 为了保住工作,他自愿使自己的利益服从公司的目标。
willingness n. [u] 自愿,乐意:Workers’ leaders have expressed their willingness to cooperate. 工人领袖们表达了合作的意愿。