| 单词 | will |
| 释义 | modal verb | noun | verb willwill1 /wəl, əl; strong wɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb (short form ’ll, negative short form won’t) 1used to talk about the future: The conference will be held in San Antonio. What time will you get here? I hope they won’t be late. I’ll call her tonight.2used to show that someone is willing or ready to do something: Dr. Weir will see you now. The baby won’t eat anything.3used to ask someone to do something: Will you stir the soup while I go downstairs?4something won’t do something used to say that you cannot make a machine or other object do the thing that you want it to do: The window won’t open.5used to give the result in conditional sentences when the condition is in the present tense: If Jeff loses his job, we’ll have to move.6used like “can” to show what is possible: This car will seat five people comfortably.7used to say what always happens in a particular situation or what is generally true: A good doctor will make you feel relaxed.SPOKEN PHRASES8used to order or tell someone angrily to do something: Will you two please stop fighting!9used to offer something to someone or to invite him or her to do something: Will you have some more tea? Won’t you stay for dinner?10used like “must” to show what you think is likely to be true: That’ll be Ron now.11used to describe someone’s habits, especially when you find them strange or annoying: Sometimes she’ll even cut her toenails in the office. [Origin: Old English wille, from wyllan to wish for, want, intend to]WORD CHOICE: will, be going to• Use will when you talk about future plans that you make at the time you are speaking: I will get milk on the way home. Use be going to when you have made the plans earlier: I’m going to go to the library later.• When you talk about what you think will happen in the future, you can use will or be going to. However, you usually use be going to when something in the present situation makes it very clear what will happen next, and will when you are not so sure: Craig’s going to be in big trouble when Mom finds out. Marie will probably show up an hour late again. modal verb | noun | verb willwill2 /wɪl/ ●●● W2 noun 1DETERMINATION [countable, uncountable] determination to do something that you have decided to do, even if this is difficult: the will to live/fight/succeed etc. It seems that Edith just lost the will to live.a strong/an iron will Even as a baby, Joseph had a strong will.a battle/clash/test/contest of wills (=a situation in which two people who both have strong wills oppose each other) There isn’t the political will for change. → see also free will, strong-willed, weak-willed2LEGAL DOCUMENT [countable] law a legal document that says who you want your money and property to be given to after you die: Have you made a will yet? Her father left her the entire estate in his will.3WHAT somebody WANTS [singular] what someone wants to happen in a particular situation: I guess it’s just God’s will.will of Congress is listening to the will of the people. Anna was forced to marry him against her will. I don’t think the church has the right to impose its will on the rest of us (=make us do what it wants).4where there’s a will there’s a way spoken used to say that if you really want to do something, you will find a way to succeed5something has a will of its own used to say that a machine or object is doing things that you do not want it to do: This car seems to have a will of its own.6at will whenever you want, and in whatever way you want: He can’t just hire and fire people at will, can he?7a will of iron (also an iron will) an extremely strong and determined character modal verb | noun | verb willwill3 /wɪl/ verb 1[transitive] to try to make something happen by thinking about it very hard: will somebody/something to do something I have willed myself to stop thinking about him.2if you will a)formal used when choosing a word to describe something, which you think the person listening may not agree with, approve of, believe in, etc.: She possessed all sorts of secret wisdom, or magic, if you will. b)spoken formal used to ask someone politely to think about something, especially a particular situation: Imagine, if you will, a frightened seven-year-old child.3[transitive] law to officially give something that you own to someone else after you die: will something to somebody Reid willed all his shares in the company to his wife.4do what you will formal to do whatever you want: Students can do what they will with their science education.5[intransitive, transitive] old use to want something to happen |
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