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单词 willing
释义 will·ing
I. \ˈwiliŋ, -lēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English willung, from willian to will + -ung -ing
archaic : desire, longing
II. adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of willen to be willing — more at will I
1. : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready
 < felt willing rather to starve at sea than to confront such perils — R.L.Stevenson >
 < are willing to prefer the better when the best is unattainable — M.R.Cohen >
 < must be willing to be educated — Vera M. Dean >
 < willing and eager to help >
 < mothers are now willing, even anxious, to take their children to the nurses — Margaret Biddle >
2. : ready or prompt to act or to respond : not slow, lazy, or reluctant
 < that instinct which makes each sex … the willing slave of the other — Richard Jefferies >
 < willing workers >
 < a willing horse >
 < turn a willing ear to popular protests — V.L.Parrington >
 < where ears are willing, talk tends to be loud and long — Aldous Huxley >
 < a willing source of information — Paul Moor >
 < wind … increased in strength, urging on the too willing waves — Harper's >
3. archaic : desirous, wishful
4. obsolete : deliberate, intentional
5. : done or borne or given or accepted of choice or without reluctance : voluntary
 < a willing sacrifice >
 < willing obedience >
6. [from present participle of will (III) ] : of or relating to the will or power of choosing : volitional
 < the willing faculty >
7. Australia : strenuous
 < a bit willing, but not too bad — G.H.Johnston >
Synonyms: see voluntary
III. adverb
archaic : willingly
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