will

will¹
(3rd sing. present will; past would )

expressing the future tense
［表示一般将来时］将
you will regret it when you are older.
你再年长些就会后悔的。
■expressing a strong intention or assertion about the future
［表示强烈的意图或未来的决心］要，定要
come what may, I will succeed.
不管怎样，我一定要成功。
expressing inevitable events
［表示不可避免性］总是；终究
accidents will happen.
事故终究是要发生的。
expressing a request
［表示请求］愿意
will you stop here, please.
请您停在这儿。
■expressing desire, consent, or willingness
［表示愿望、赞同、意愿］想要；希望
will you have a cognac?.
你想要喝点白兰地吗？。
expressing facts about ability or capacity
［表示能力、容量］能
a rock so light that it will float on water.
轻得可以浮在水上的石块。
your tank will hold about 26 gallons.
你的油箱能装大约26加仑。
expressing habitual behaviour
［表示经常性、习惯性］经常，惯于
she will dance for hours.
她经常跳舞跳上几个小时。
■(pronounced stressing ‘will’) indicating annoyance about the habitual behaviour described
[will重读时，表示对习惯性发生行为不满］老是，一直
he will keep intruding.
他老是打扰别人。
expressing probability or expectation about something in the present
［表示对现在发生事情的猜测、期望］可能，大概
they will be miles away by now.
他们现在可能已经在几英里以外的地方了。

常用词组
will do

(informal)expressing willingness to carry out a request or suggestion
(非正式)［表示愿意遵照他人的请求、建议去做］行，好的
‘Might be best to check.’ ‘Righty-ho, will do.’.
“最好检查一下。”“行，好的。”。

语源

Old English wyllan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch willen, German wollen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin velle 'will, wish'

用法

On the differences in use between will and shall, see usage at shall

will²
noun

[usu. insing.]the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action
意志；毅力
she has an iron will.
她有钢铁般坚强的意志。
a battle of wills between children and their parents.
父母和孩子们之间毅力的比拼。
[mass noun]an act of will.
体现意志力的行为。
■(亦作willpower)[mass noun]control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one's own impulses
意志力；毅力；自制力
a stupendous effort of will.
惊人的毅力。
■a deliberate or fixed desire or intention
意愿，心愿；目的
Jane had not wanted them to stay against their will.
简并不希望他们违背自己的心愿留下来。
[with infinitive]the will to live.
活下去的愿望。
■the thing that one desires or ordains
意旨；命令
the disaster was God's will.
这场灾难是上帝的旨意。
a legal document containing instructions as to what should be done with one's money and property after one's death
遗嘱

verb
[with obj.]

(chiefly formal or poetic／literary)intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen
(主正式，诗／文)意欲；想要；渴望
he was doing what the saint willed.
他正在按照圣人的意愿做事。
[with clause]marijuana, dope, grass — call it what you will.
大麻，毒品，还是草——你愿怎么叫就怎么叫。
■[with obj. and infinitive]make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers
用意志力促使
reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back.
他勉强自己下定决心转身回去。
she stared into the fog, willing it to clear.
她凝视着这片雾，妄想使它散去。
(will something to)bequeath something to (someone) by the terms of one's will
遗赠给
■[with clause]leave specified instructions in one's will
立遗嘱言明
he willed that his body should be given to the hospital.
他立下遗嘱，把他的遗体捐赠给医院。

常用词组
at will

at whatever time or in whatever way one pleases
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。

have a will of one's own

have a wilful character
有主见，有独立的意志

have one's will

(archaic)obtain what one wants
(古)遂愿，如愿以偿

if you will

said when politely inviting a listener or reader to do something or when using an unusual or fanciful term
如果你愿意的话
imagine, if you will, a typical silversmith's shop.
如果你愿意的话，想象一下吧，一个典型的银匠铺子。

where there's a will there's a way

(proverb)determination will overcome any obstacle
(谚)有志者事竟成

with the best will in the world

however good one's intentions (used to imply that success in a particular undertaking is unlikely although desired)
不管用意是多么的好（用于暗示不管多渴望，还是不能成功）

with a will

energetically and resolutely
热情地；起劲地；坚决地

派生
willed
adjective

我意志力坚强
[in combination]I'mstrong-willed.

willer
noun
语源

Old English willa (noun), willian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wil, German Wille (nouns), also to will and the adverb well

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