will

will

[wil]

n.决心, 意志, 遗嘱, 愿望
aux.将, 愿意, 必须
vt.决心, 想要(某事发生), 将(财产)遗赠, 规定
vi.<旧>愿意

例句与用法:

The animals are allowed to wander at will in the park.

这些动物可以在公园里随意走动。

The rich man left his son nothing in the will.

那位富翁在遗嘱中什么都没给他儿子留下。

Free will makes us able to choose our way of life.

自由的意志使我们可以选择自己的生活方式。

I will do my best.

我将会尽力而为。

词形变化:

动词过去式: willed | 动词过去分词: willed | 动词现在分词: willing | 动词第三人称单数: wills |


v.aux.

1. (表示单纯的将来)将

He will be home at six.

他六点回家。

2. (表示意志、意愿)愿, 要

You will come, won't you?

你会来的, 是不是?

3. (表示经常性、习惯性)经常, 惯于, 总是

These things will happen.

这种事总是要发生的。

4. (表示能力、功能)能

This auditorium will seat one thousand people.

这个礼堂能容纳一千人。

5. (表示猜测)可能, 大概

This will be the house you're looking for.

这大概就是你找的那所房子了。

6. (表示责任、义务)必须, 一定

No one will leave the examination room before ten o'clock.

十点以前谁也不能离开考场。

vt.

1. 用意志力使, 主观促成[O2][+(that)]

I tried with all my might to will him to say no.

我竭尽全力想使他说不。

2. 遗赠[O1][(+to)]

He willed his house to his nephew.

他立下遗嘱, 把房子留给侄子。

3. 意欲, 决心要

vi.

1. 下决心

2. 愿意

n.

1. 意志, 毅力; 自制力[C][U]

Jim has a strong will.

吉姆是个意志坚强的人。

2. 心愿; 目的; 意愿[U][+to-v]

He had a strong will to beat his opponent.

他有击败对手的强烈欲望。

3. 决心; 意图[S]

She had no will of her own.

她这人没有主见。

4. (对别人所抱的)情感[U]

They bear you no ill will.

他们对你并无恶意。

5. 遗嘱[C]

In her will she left all her money to her children.

她在遗嘱中将其所有的钱留给子女。


短语词组:

at will

1. 任意; 随心所欲地

He told us that we could wander around at will.

他告诉我们说我们可以任意闲逛。

of one's own free will

1. 出于自愿

I did it of my own free will.

我是出于自愿做的。

with a will

1. 起劲地

They set to work with a will.

他们起劲地投入工作。

Where there's a will, there's a way.

1. 有志者事竟成。


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