Definition of willy-nilly in English:

willy-nilly

adverbwɪlɪˈnɪliˌwɪliˈnɪli

1Whether one likes it or not.
不管愿不愿意，无可奈何地
he would be forced to collaborate willy-nilly
无论是否愿意，他都将被迫合作。
Example sentencesExamples
- Caught up, willy-nilly, in lawlessness of a sort were also numberless worthy members of the public, who faced a stupefying barrage of emergency laws passed on sumptuary, economic and security grounds.
- Now, 11 years later, he was the Chief Commissioner of the hill State of Manipur, and had willy-nilly to depute election officers and to supervise the polling and the counting.
- For their part, the interns had no special passion for aquatic life. They had been recruited at the last minute by a government summer job program and assigned, willy-nilly, to the aquarium.
- But willy-nilly one must, come hail or thunderstorm.
Synonyms
whether one likes it or not, of necessity, necessarily
one way or the other
Latin nolens volens
informal like it or not, like it or lump it
formal perforce
2Without direction or planning; haphazardly.
乱糟糟地，杂乱地；无计划地；随意地
politicians expanded spending programmes willy-nilly
政客们随意地扩大开支项目。
Example sentencesExamples
- The idea of half-a-dozen or so people blowing this apart, and revealing a whole lot of these identities willy-nilly is scary.
- Can these buffoons really wander willy-nilly around the congested airspace above Britain with no regard for the professional pilots who rely on every other pilot to be up-to-speed on what is happening in their area?
- The Minister himself has given up now on going through the review process; he is just making arbitrary closure decisions around the country, willy-nilly, whether they are good schools or bad schools.
- Large crowds gather and people just wander across the road willy-nilly.
- If there's a suspicion they are just doing it for money and handing out tickets willy-nilly irrespective of the traffic implications, then it's not going to go down well with motorists.
- In the popular press, Cohen notes, seaside towns were being destroyed by warring gangs, with property getting trashed willy-nilly and pitched battles being fought in the street.
- ‘Businesses are not free to spend their money willy-nilly,’ she said.
- Hopefully the commanders here in the field will pause to consider the dire consequences of backlash before rushing in willy-nilly to crush those ‘insurgents’.
- It was made perfectly clear that money will not be tipped onto a table for the town to spend willy-nilly on pet projects.
- We also couldn't go firing darts willy-nilly as they are very powerful.
- There are some pieces of music that must be parceled out over a lifetime, and you don't want to spend their impact willy-nilly.
- If they're used willy-nilly, they will merely increase public anxiety.
- Second question: how many of you spend money willy-nilly on cosmetics, jewelry, clothes, fast food, movies, and weekend beer?
- If you rummage around in the history of the popular song, you'll find innumerable instances of lyrics and musical passages appropriated and misappropriated willy-nilly.
- It was a wait and see situation; the Government would not throw money around willy-nilly, so it just waited to see whether that organism could live in New Zealand.
- I can't wait for the day when my husband and I no longer have a mortgage and that prospect alone provides us with the motivation not to spend money willy-nilly on new cars and expensive holidays.
- Vendors can currently wave performance figures around willy-nilly without fear of contradiction, and it is pretty much certain that some federated query projects will fail because the selected solution fails.
- At the same time, Americans also said they will not be spending willy-nilly.
- I think people are starting to realise they can't go around willy-nilly and destroy this important part of history.
- The perception is that they are pretty safe drugs and are handed out willy-nilly, with a lot of pressure from some patients.
Synonyms
haphazardly, at random, randomly, without planning, without method

Origin

Early 17th century: later spelling of will I, nill I 'I am willing, I am unwilling'.

This was originally will I, nill I, meaning ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’. It dates from the early 17th century. shilly-shally was formed in a similar way from ‘shill I, shall I?, where ‘shill’ is just a variation on ‘shall’.

Rhymes

Billie, billy, Chile, chilli (US chili), chilly, Dili, dilly, filly, frilly, ghillie, gillie, Gilly, hilly, Lillee, lily, Lyly, papillae, Philly, Piccadilly, piccalilli, silly, skilly, stilly, Tilly

Definition of willy-nilly in US English:

willy-nilly

adverbˌwilēˈnilēˌwɪliˈnɪli

1Whether one likes it or not.
不管愿不愿意，无可奈何地
he would be forced to collaborate willy-nilly
无论是否愿意，他都将被迫合作。
Example sentencesExamples
- For their part, the interns had no special passion for aquatic life. They had been recruited at the last minute by a government summer job program and assigned, willy-nilly, to the aquarium.
- But willy-nilly one must, come hail or thunderstorm.
- Caught up, willy-nilly, in lawlessness of a sort were also numberless worthy members of the public, who faced a stupefying barrage of emergency laws passed on sumptuary, economic and security grounds.
- Now, 11 years later, he was the Chief Commissioner of the hill State of Manipur, and had willy-nilly to depute election officers and to supervise the polling and the counting.
Synonyms
whether one likes it or not, of necessity, necessarily
2Without direction or planning; haphazardly.
乱糟糟地，杂乱地；无计划地；随意地
politicians expanded spending programs willy-nilly
政客们随意地扩大开支项目。
Example sentencesExamples
- Second question: how many of you spend money willy-nilly on cosmetics, jewelry, clothes, fast food, movies, and weekend beer?
- If they're used willy-nilly, they will merely increase public anxiety.
- ‘Businesses are not free to spend their money willy-nilly,’ she said.
- If there's a suspicion they are just doing it for money and handing out tickets willy-nilly irrespective of the traffic implications, then it's not going to go down well with motorists.
- Vendors can currently wave performance figures around willy-nilly without fear of contradiction, and it is pretty much certain that some federated query projects will fail because the selected solution fails.
- It was a wait and see situation; the Government would not throw money around willy-nilly, so it just waited to see whether that organism could live in New Zealand.
- The Minister himself has given up now on going through the review process; he is just making arbitrary closure decisions around the country, willy-nilly, whether they are good schools or bad schools.
- In the popular press, Cohen notes, seaside towns were being destroyed by warring gangs, with property getting trashed willy-nilly and pitched battles being fought in the street.
- Large crowds gather and people just wander across the road willy-nilly.
- There are some pieces of music that must be parceled out over a lifetime, and you don't want to spend their impact willy-nilly.
- I think people are starting to realise they can't go around willy-nilly and destroy this important part of history.
- Can these buffoons really wander willy-nilly around the congested airspace above Britain with no regard for the professional pilots who rely on every other pilot to be up-to-speed on what is happening in their area?
- Hopefully the commanders here in the field will pause to consider the dire consequences of backlash before rushing in willy-nilly to crush those ‘insurgents’.
- At the same time, Americans also said they will not be spending willy-nilly.
- It was made perfectly clear that money will not be tipped onto a table for the town to spend willy-nilly on pet projects.
- The idea of half-a-dozen or so people blowing this apart, and revealing a whole lot of these identities willy-nilly is scary.
- The perception is that they are pretty safe drugs and are handed out willy-nilly, with a lot of pressure from some patients.
- If you rummage around in the history of the popular song, you'll find innumerable instances of lyrics and musical passages appropriated and misappropriated willy-nilly.
- I can't wait for the day when my husband and I no longer have a mortgage and that prospect alone provides us with the motivation not to spend money willy-nilly on new cars and expensive holidays.
- We also couldn't go firing darts willy-nilly as they are very powerful.
Synonyms
haphazardly, at random, randomly, without planning, without method

Origin

Early 17th century: later spelling of will I, nill I ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’.

单词	willy-nilly
释义	Definition of willy-nilly in English: willy-nilly adverbwɪlɪˈnɪliˌwɪliˈnɪli 1Whether one likes it or not. 不管愿不愿意，无可奈何地 he would be forced to collaborate willy-nilly 无论是否愿意，他都将被迫合作。 Example sentencesExamples Caught up, willy-nilly, in lawlessness of a sort were also numberless worthy members of the public, who faced a stupefying barrage of emergency laws passed on sumptuary, economic and security grounds. Now, 11 years later, he was the Chief Commissioner of the hill State of Manipur, and had willy-nilly to depute election officers and to supervise the polling and the counting. For their part, the interns had no special passion for aquatic life. They had been recruited at the last minute by a government summer job program and assigned, willy-nilly, to the aquarium. But willy-nilly one must, come hail or thunderstorm. Synonyms whether one likes it or not, of necessity, necessarily one way or the other Latin nolens volens informal like it or not, like it or lump it formal perforce 2Without direction or planning; haphazardly. 乱糟糟地，杂乱地；无计划地；随意地 politicians expanded spending programmes willy-nilly 政客们随意地扩大开支项目。 Example sentencesExamples The idea of half-a-dozen or so people blowing this apart, and revealing a whole lot of these identities willy-nilly is scary. Can these buffoons really wander willy-nilly around the congested airspace above Britain with no regard for the professional pilots who rely on every other pilot to be up-to-speed on what is happening in their area? The Minister himself has given up now on going through the review process; he is just making arbitrary closure decisions around the country, willy-nilly, whether they are good schools or bad schools. Large crowds gather and people just wander across the road willy-nilly. If there's a suspicion they are just doing it for money and handing out tickets willy-nilly irrespective of the traffic implications, then it's not going to go down well with motorists. In the popular press, Cohen notes, seaside towns were being destroyed by warring gangs, with property getting trashed willy-nilly and pitched battles being fought in the street. ‘Businesses are not free to spend their money willy-nilly,’ she said. Hopefully the commanders here in the field will pause to consider the dire consequences of backlash before rushing in willy-nilly to crush those ‘insurgents’. It was made perfectly clear that money will not be tipped onto a table for the town to spend willy-nilly on pet projects. We also couldn't go firing darts willy-nilly as they are very powerful. There are some pieces of music that must be parceled out over a lifetime, and you don't want to spend their impact willy-nilly. If they're used willy-nilly, they will merely increase public anxiety. Second question: how many of you spend money willy-nilly on cosmetics, jewelry, clothes, fast food, movies, and weekend beer? If you rummage around in the history of the popular song, you'll find innumerable instances of lyrics and musical passages appropriated and misappropriated willy-nilly. It was a wait and see situation; the Government would not throw money around willy-nilly, so it just waited to see whether that organism could live in New Zealand. I can't wait for the day when my husband and I no longer have a mortgage and that prospect alone provides us with the motivation not to spend money willy-nilly on new cars and expensive holidays. Vendors can currently wave performance figures around willy-nilly without fear of contradiction, and it is pretty much certain that some federated query projects will fail because the selected solution fails. At the same time, Americans also said they will not be spending willy-nilly. I think people are starting to realise they can't go around willy-nilly and destroy this important part of history. The perception is that they are pretty safe drugs and are handed out willy-nilly, with a lot of pressure from some patients. Synonyms haphazardly, at random, randomly, without planning, without method Origin Early 17th century: later spelling of will I, nill I 'I am willing, I am unwilling'. This was originally will I, nill I, meaning ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’. It dates from the early 17th century. shilly-shally was formed in a similar way from ‘shill I, shall I?, where ‘shill’ is just a variation on ‘shall’. Rhymes Billie, billy, Chile, chilli (US chili), chilly, Dili, dilly, filly, frilly, ghillie, gillie, Gilly, hilly, Lillee, lily, Lyly, papillae, Philly, Piccadilly, piccalilli, silly, skilly, stilly, Tilly Definition of willy-nilly in US English: willy-nilly adverbˌwilēˈnilēˌwɪliˈnɪli 1Whether one likes it or not. 不管愿不愿意，无可奈何地 he would be forced to collaborate willy-nilly 无论是否愿意，他都将被迫合作。 Example sentencesExamples For their part, the interns had no special passion for aquatic life. They had been recruited at the last minute by a government summer job program and assigned, willy-nilly, to the aquarium. But willy-nilly one must, come hail or thunderstorm. Caught up, willy-nilly, in lawlessness of a sort were also numberless worthy members of the public, who faced a stupefying barrage of emergency laws passed on sumptuary, economic and security grounds. Now, 11 years later, he was the Chief Commissioner of the hill State of Manipur, and had willy-nilly to depute election officers and to supervise the polling and the counting. Synonyms whether one likes it or not, of necessity, necessarily 2Without direction or planning; haphazardly. 乱糟糟地，杂乱地；无计划地；随意地 politicians expanded spending programs willy-nilly 政客们随意地扩大开支项目。 Example sentencesExamples Second question: how many of you spend money willy-nilly on cosmetics, jewelry, clothes, fast food, movies, and weekend beer? If they're used willy-nilly, they will merely increase public anxiety. ‘Businesses are not free to spend their money willy-nilly,’ she said. If there's a suspicion they are just doing it for money and handing out tickets willy-nilly irrespective of the traffic implications, then it's not going to go down well with motorists. Vendors can currently wave performance figures around willy-nilly without fear of contradiction, and it is pretty much certain that some federated query projects will fail because the selected solution fails. It was a wait and see situation; the Government would not throw money around willy-nilly, so it just waited to see whether that organism could live in New Zealand. The Minister himself has given up now on going through the review process; he is just making arbitrary closure decisions around the country, willy-nilly, whether they are good schools or bad schools. In the popular press, Cohen notes, seaside towns were being destroyed by warring gangs, with property getting trashed willy-nilly and pitched battles being fought in the street. Large crowds gather and people just wander across the road willy-nilly. There are some pieces of music that must be parceled out over a lifetime, and you don't want to spend their impact willy-nilly. I think people are starting to realise they can't go around willy-nilly and destroy this important part of history. Can these buffoons really wander willy-nilly around the congested airspace above Britain with no regard for the professional pilots who rely on every other pilot to be up-to-speed on what is happening in their area? Hopefully the commanders here in the field will pause to consider the dire consequences of backlash before rushing in willy-nilly to crush those ‘insurgents’. At the same time, Americans also said they will not be spending willy-nilly. It was made perfectly clear that money will not be tipped onto a table for the town to spend willy-nilly on pet projects. The idea of half-a-dozen or so people blowing this apart, and revealing a whole lot of these identities willy-nilly is scary. The perception is that they are pretty safe drugs and are handed out willy-nilly, with a lot of pressure from some patients. If you rummage around in the history of the popular song, you'll find innumerable instances of lyrics and musical passages appropriated and misappropriated willy-nilly. I can't wait for the day when my husband and I no longer have a mortgage and that prospect alone provides us with the motivation not to spend money willy-nilly on new cars and expensive holidays. We also couldn't go firing darts willy-nilly as they are very powerful. Synonyms haphazardly, at random, randomly, without planning, without method Origin Early 17th century: later spelling of will I, nill I ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’.
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