willing

英 ['wɪlɪŋ] 美 ['wɪlɪŋ]

• adj. 愿意的；心甘情愿的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [P] 愿意的,心甘情愿的

   regarding favourably the possibility of doing sth; ready

2. 乐意的,自愿的

   acting eagerly and without being forced

3. [A] 主动的,乐意的

   done or given gladly and without being forced

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 乐意的，欣然的，愿意的，情愿的，自愿的，心甘情愿的
2. 积极肯做的，积极肯干的
3. 乐于相助的
4. 自动的
5. 诚心的
6. 很听话的， 温驯的
7. 顺利的

adv. 副词

1. 乐意地，愿意地

n. 名词

1. 愿意
2. 情愿

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of making a choice;

   "followed my father of my own volition"
   

Adjective:

1. disposed or inclined toward;

   "a willing participant"
   "willing helpers"
   

2. not brought about by coercion or force;

   "the confession was uncoerced"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Are you willing to help?
   你愿意帮忙吗？
2. I don't know whether he is willing to come.
   我不知道他是否愿意来。
3. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
   心有余而力不足。
4. I'd like to buy your house if you are willing to sell it.
   如果你愿意卖的话，我想买你的房子。
5. I wouldn't be willing.
   我不会愿意的。
6. He is always a willing helper.
   他是一个乐于帮忙的人。
7. She's the willing horse in the office and so gets given most of the work to do.
   她是办公室里埋头苦干的人，大部分的工作都交给她去做。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She is a willing helper.
   她是一位热心的帮助者。
2. She is a willing worker.
   她是一位自愿的劳动者。
3. He's a willing student.
   他是个听话的学生。
4. He is a willing horse but he always seems to get the rotten jobs.
   他是个乐于助人的人,可是他似乎总是做倒霉的事情。
5. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
   世上无难事,只怕有心人。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. 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。
2. When ears are willing, talks tend to be long and loud.
   只要乐于倾听别人的讲话,别人就会长时间起劲地谈下去。
3. “When a man says he's willing,”said Mr. Barkis,“it's as much as to say, that a man's waiting for an answer.”
   “当一个人说他愿意的时候,”巴吉斯先生说,“那就等于说,那个人在等候一个答复。”
4. I wish I could stop smoking, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
   但愿我能戒烟,只是心有余而力不足。

S+be+～+to- v

1. I am quite willing to pay the price you asked for.
   我十分愿意付出你所开的价。
2. He is willing to wait.
   他愿意等候。
3. Smith was willing to follow her example.
   史密斯乐意向她学习。
4. Are you willing to accept responsibility?
   你愿意承担责任吗?
5. I'm willing to be an ox serving the people all my life.
   我甘当孺子牛,终生为人民服务。
6. He was willing to use any dirty trick to get what he wanted.
   他愿意使用任何卑鄙的手段来得到他所要的东西。

S+be+～+for sb+to- v

1. Is your father willing for you to go abroad ?
   你的父亲乐意让你出国吗?
2. I had a talk with your father last night, and he is willing for you to take the car out in the evenings.
   昨晚我和你父亲谈了,他同意你夜晚用车子。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. I am not willing that she should stay up past 10 p.m.
   我不愿她熬到晚上10点多。
2. I am willing that he should be elected our monitor.
   我愿意他被选为我们的班长。
3. Now are you willing that these little girls should be sent home?
   现在你愿意让这些小姑娘被送回家去吗?
4. I'm willing that he (should) help them.
   我但愿他能帮助他们。

经典引文

• The two first are of human willing; the last is purely..necessary.

  出自：Daily News

• I was a more than willing listener.

  出自： S. Bellow

• Charities..were willing to help.

  出自：Guardian

• Shoppers who are willing to pay more for meat..less intensively farmed.

  出自：She

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• willing aid 志愿的援助
• willing faculty 决断能力
• willing gift 自愿赠送的礼物
• willing helper 热心的帮助者
• willing horse 自愿工作的人,干活主动的人
• willing mind 有心人
• willing obedience 百依百顺
• willing sacrifice 自愿作出的牺牲
• willing worker 积极肯干的工人

～+动词不定式

• willing to accept responsibility 愿意承担责任
• willing to follow one's example 乐意向…学习
• willing to help 乐意帮助
• willing to marry 愿意结婚
• willing to pay 愿意付
• willing to wait 愿意等候

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. willing的意思是“愿意的,心甘情愿的”“乐意的,自愿的”“主动的”。
2. willing作“愿意的,心甘情愿的”解时在句中只用作表语; 作“主动的,乐意的”解时在句中只用作定语; 作“乐意的,自愿的”解时在句中用作定语,也可用作表语。
3. willing作表语时后常接动词不定式或that从句,表示“愿意〔乐意〕干某事”, that从句的谓语动词须用虚拟语气。

词义辨析

voluntary，willing

• 这两个形容词均有“自愿的”之意。
• voluntary使用广泛，侧重不受约束，行动不为其他影响所左右。
• willing着重自愿、令人愉快或急切地去行动。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 我很愿意你的兄弟加入进来。

   误 It is quite willing for your brother to join us.

   正 I'm quite willing for your brother to join us.

   析 表示“愿意做某事”时,形容词willing应用于以人作主语的句子中,不用于以it作形式主语的句子中。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古英语的wyllan，意为愿意。

近反义词

【近义词】

• agreeable
• content
• happy
• ready

【反义词】

• unwilling