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| /wɪl/ |
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| 1 | C/U someone’ s determination to do what is necessary to achieve what they want 意志；决心 |
| | strong/iron will Mr Wolski had an iron will and learned to walk again. 沃尔斯基先生有钢铁般的意志，再次学会了走路。 |
| | will to do sth Without the will to win, the team won’ t go far. 没有取胜的决心，这个队就不会有多大前途。 |
| | battle/clash of wills a clash of wills between a manager and an employee 经理和员工之间的意志冲突 |
| | | 1a | singular what someone wants to happen 意愿；心愿 | | | +of For once politicians are listening to the will of the people. 难得一次政治家们倾听了人民的意愿。 | | | against sb’ s will He claims he was held in the flat against his will. 他声称自己是被强迫留在房子里的。 | | | impose your will on sb (=make other people do what you want) She was a powerful ruler, used to imposing her will. 把自己的意志强加于某人 | |
| | | 1b | singular an ability to make decisions and take action 意志力；主见 | | | This machine seems to have a will of its own. 这台机器似乎有自己的主见。 | |
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| 2 | C a legal document that explains what you want to happen to your money and possessions after you die . This is often more formally called a last will and testament 遗嘱 |
| | make/write a will I really should make a will, just in case something happens. 我确实该立个遗嘱，以防万一发生什么事。 |
| | in sb’ s will Ed’ s father didn’ t leave him anything in his will. 埃德的父亲在遗嘱中没留给他任何东西。 |
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| - | at will
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| | at any time you want or choose |
| | 任意地；随心所欲地 |
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| | Children were allowed to enter and leave at will. 孩子们被允许随意出入。 |
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| - | where there’ s a will, there’ s a way
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| | used for saying that if someone wants something enough , they find a way to achieve it |
| | 有志者事竟成 |
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| - | with the best will in the world BRITISH spoken
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| | used for saying that even if you want something very much or try very hard , it will still not be possible to do something |
| | 不管愿望有多好；尽管煞费苦心 |
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| | With the best will in the world, David will never become a doctor. 尽管煞费苦心，戴维永远也成不了一名医生。 |
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