单词 | will |
释义 | will1 /wɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb (negative short form won’t) 1 WILLfuture 将来 used to make future tenses 将,会,要〔用于构成将来时〕 A meeting will be held next Tuesday at 3 p.m. 下星期二下午3点将召开一个会议。 What time will she arrive? 她什么时候到达? I hope they won’t be late. 我希望他们不会迟到。 Maybe by then you will have changed your mind. 也许到那时你已经改变主意了。2 WILLINGwilling to do STH 愿意做某事 used to show that someone is willing or ready to do something 愿,要〔用于表示愿意或准备好做某事〕 Dr Weir will see you now. 韦尔医生现在来给你看病。 The baby won’t eat anything. 宝宝什么都不肯吃。3 ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingrequesting 请求 spoken used to ask someone to do something 请…好吗〔用于请求某人做某事〕 Will you phone me later? 你过一会再给我打电话好吗? Shut the door, will you? 把门关上,好吗?4 USUALLYwhat generally happens 总是发生的事 used to say what always happens in a particular situation or what is generally true 总是,惯于〔表示某事经常发生或总是如此〕 Oil will float on water. 油总是浮于水面。 Accidents will happen. 意外总是难免的。5 POSSIBLEpossibility 可能性 used like ‘can’ to show what is possible 能〔表示可能性〕 This car will hold five people comfortably. 这辆汽车能舒舒服服地坐下五个人。6 THINK SO/NOT BE SUREbelief 相信 used to say that you think something is true 可能,大概〔表示认为某事可能是真的〕 That will be Tim coming home now. 这会儿可能是蒂姆回家了。 As you will have noticed, there are some gaps in the data. 你也许已经注意到了,数据有些缺漏。7 TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethinggiving orders 发出命令 spoken used to give an order or to state a rule 必须〔用于下命令或说明规定〕 Will you be quiet! 安静点好不好! You will do as I say. 你要按我说的做。 Every employee will carry an identity card at all times. 每个员工都必须一直携带身份卡。8 OFFERoffering/inviting 提供/邀请 spoken used to offer something to someone or to invite them to do something 要不要〔用于提供某物给某人或邀请某人做某事〕 Will you have some more tea? 你要不要再喝些茶? Won’t you have a seat? 你要不要坐下?9 OFTENannoying habit 恼人的习惯 spoken used to describe someone’s habits, especially when you think they are annoying 老是〔用于描述某人的习惯,尤指讨厌的习惯〕 Trish will keep asking silly questions. 特里斯老是不停地问一些十分愚蠢的问题。5 GRAMMAR 语法• When you are reporting what someone said, thought etc, will usually changes to would. 转述某人的话、想法等时,will通常要改为wouldMy brother said he would help me.我哥哥说他会帮助我。• If the event is still in the future, will is sometimes used, especially after a present perfect tense. 如事件尚未发生,有时就用will,尤其是在现在完成时之后The Minister has said that he will publish the report soon.这位大臣说他会很快公布这份报告。 GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tensen• You use will when talking about the future: nI’m sure the party will be a big success. • Usually will changes to would when reporting what someone said or thought: 转述某人的话、想法等时,will通常要改为wouldnShe said she was sure that the party would be a big success.• If the event is still in the future, will is sometimes used, especially after the present perfect tense: 如事件尚未发生,有时就用will,尤其是在现在完成时之后nLots of people have said they will come to the party.Examples from the Corpuswill• The conference will be held in San Antonio.• Nancy will keep talking unless you tell her to shut up.• What time will you get here?• Will you stir the soup while I go downstairs?• Will you two please stop fighting!Related topics: Law, Deathwill2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 determination 决心 [countable, uncountable]DETERMINED determination to do something that you have decided to do, even if this is difficult 意志,毅力,决心 Children sometimes have strong wills. 小孩子有时有很强的意志力。the will to do something Even though she was in terrible pain, Mary never lost the will to live. 虽然承受着巨大的痛苦,玛丽从未丧失活下去的意志。 → strong-willed, weak-willed2 legal document 法律文件 [countable]SCLMX a legal document that says who you want your money and property to be given to after you die 遗嘱 Have you made a will yet? 你立遗嘱了吗?in somebody’s will My grandfather left me some money in his will. 祖父在他的遗嘱中给我留了些钱。 the senator’s last will and testament 参议员的临终遗嘱3 what SB wants 某人的意愿 [singular]WANT what someone wants to happen in a particular situation 〔某人的〕意愿,意旨 He accused her of trying to impose her will on others. 他指责她想把自己的意志强加于人。against your will Collier claims the police forced him to sign a confession against his will. 科利尔声称警方强迫他违心地在认罪书上签字。will of the will of the people 人民的意愿 obedience to God’s will 服从上帝的旨意 → free will4 with the best will in the world British English spokenIMPOSSIBLE used to say that something is not possible, even if you very much want to do it 尽管真心愿意〔用于表示某事不可能〕 With the best will in the world, I don’t see what more I can do. 尽管我非常想再做点什么,但我不知道还能做什么。5. where there’s a will there’s a way spokenPOSSIBLE used to say that if you really want to do something, you will find a way to succeed 有志者事竟成6 at will WANTwhenever you want and in whatever way you want 随心所欲,任意 He can’t just fire people at will, can he? 他不能就那么随心所欲开除人,对吧?7. with a will written in an eager and determined way 起劲地;热情地;诚心诚意地 → goodwill, ill will COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: determination to do something that you have decided to do, even if this is difficult 意志,毅力,决心adjectivesa strong will 坚强的意志She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose. 她意志坚定,目的明确。nan indomitable will (=a strong will which means you do not give in)The indomitable will of the people remains the core strength of democracy.na weak willIt's a myth that people are fat because of a weak will.an iron will (also a will of iron) (=an extremely strong will) 钢铁般的意志Her unassuming manner concealed an iron will. 她谦逊的态度背后藏着钢铁般的意志。political will (=determination on the part of governments and politicians) 〔政府和从政者的〕政治意愿There was a lack of political will to do anything about global warming. 政府缺乏对全球变暖有所作为的政治意愿。phrasesstrength of will 坚强的意志She had achieved success by sheer strength of will. 她纯粹是凭着坚强的意志取得了成功。an effort of will (=a determined effort to do something you do not want to do) 意志力With a great effort of will, she resisted the temptation to look at the letter. 她以极大的意志力才抵御住想看那封信的诱惑。a battle/clash/test of wills (=when two determined people oppose each other) 意志的较量/考验Even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills. 即使是最小的决定,也会成为一场令人筋疲力尽的意志较量。verbshave the will to do something (=be determined enough to do it) 有决心做某事Do you have the will to win? 你有获胜的决心吗?lack the will to do something 缺乏做某事的意志力He lacked the will to resist. 他缺乏抵制的意志力。lose the will to do something 失去做某事的意志力The country's troops had lost the will to fight. 该国的军队失去了战斗意志。 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a legal document that says who you want your money and property to be given to after you die 遗嘱nverbsmake a will (=write one)It is always advisable to make a will.leave a will (=have made a will when you die)Who will inherit my property if I don't leave a will?change your will (=change some of the instructions in your will)Marius had decided to change his will in her favour.cut somebody out of your will (=change your will so that someone is no longer given anything when you die)His father cut her out of his will.prove a will law (=to show that a will has been made in the correct way)If the estate is small, you may not need to prove the will.phrasessomebody's last will and testament formal (=someone's will) 参议员的临终遗嘱nthe executor of a will (=the person who makes sure that the instructions in someone's will are followed)Her eldest son is the executor of her will.Examples from the Corpuswill• He made a will just hours before he died.• But her durability, her will to survive, were attractive, and 1 liked her very much.• Mrs Williams left her daughter $200,000 in her will.• When Henrietta told her father that she was going to marry Weinberger, he threatened to cut her out of his will.• What a display of grandeur and sheer force of will!• But other political analysts suggested that Milosevic was staging a final test of wills before giving in.• I guess it's just God's will.• Even as a baby, Joseph had a strong will.• Toddlers have strong wills but have yet to learn self-control.• When her husband died, she seemed to lose the will to live.• According to Hobbes, law is a command, the expression of the will of the sovereign.• They weren't the best side in the European Cup, but they possessed the will to win.made ... will• Whatever happens, any tax relief obtained on donations you have already made will not be lost.• If you have already made a will, it is worth reviewing it with your solicitor every few years.• He said park reservations that have already been made will be honored through mid-January.• He had made a will about 21 years earlier and in it left a legacy of £100 to Mrs Violet Peppercorn.• Not to have made a Will can only add to that stress.• Mrs Wordingham herself made a will in 1975.• In traditional public finance, the form in which the grant is made will influence the expenditure of local authorities.• She made a will and I understand she left her property to the two children of the marriage.• Have you made a will yet?impose ... will• I want to avoid contaminating the answer by imposing my will but simply watch patiently and see.• He had imposed his will, or the will of the Scarabae on her.• Its accumulated knowledge will decay and the order it has imposed will vanish.• In the past, national presidents have imposed their will on the party, not only determining policies but leaders.• But the general ban on animal movements imposed last Friday will be extended for at least a further two weeks.• An army of Slaanesh worshippers would be available to impose his will on the leaderless Elves.Related topics: Lawwill3 verb 1 [transitive]CAUSE to try to make something happen by thinking about it very hard 设法用意志力驱使〔某事发生〕will somebody to do something She was willing herself not to cry. 她竭力不让自己哭出来。2. [transitive + to]SCLGIVE to officially give something that you own to someone else after you die 立遗嘱把〔财产〕遗赠〔某人〕3 [intransitive, transitive] old useWANT to want something to happen 希望,想要〔某事发生〕 The King wills it. 王意欲之。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuswill• One wonders, given the present unionist leadership, if it ever will.• Which we will, in a moment.• As the Internet gathers pace, so too will its impact on the political scene.• In future, the link between them will no doubt be found.• Only when they have reached stalemate with the bank will the ombudsman then consider a claim.• Wilson established a fine collection of artworks, which he willed to Peale's Museum.From Longman Business Dictionarywillwill1 /wɪl/ noun [countable]LAW a legal document that says who you want your money and property to be given to when you dieThey found a lawyer to draft their wills.This is the last will and testament of John Smith. → living will → see also tenant at willwillwill2 verb [transitive]LAW to leave something to someone in your willTaylor willed £604,521 to his family.→ See Verb tableOrigin will1 Old English wille, from wyllan “to wish for, want, intend to” will2 Old English willa “will, desire” will3 1. Old English willian, from willa; → WILL22. Old English wyllan; → WILL1will1 modal verb →5 GRAMMAR1 →GRAMMAR2will2 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2will3 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese make to used future Business tenses Corpus |
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