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will
  • Conjugation : past  willed ; pp  willed ; ing  willing
  • Derivative : adj  willing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

will [wɪl]
  1. 1. aux vb I will call you tonight (forming future tense) 我今晚会给你打电话的
    what will you do next?
    下面你要做什么？
    will you do it? yes I will/no I won't
    你会做吗？-是的，我会的/不，我不会
    I will have finished it by tomorrow
    我明天前可以做完
  2. 2. aux vb (in conjectures, predictions) 该是
    he'll be there by now
    他现在该到了
    that will be the postman
    那准是邮差
    he will have left by now
    他现在一定已经离开了
  3. 3. aux vb will you be quiet! (in commands, requests, offers) 你安静点！
    will you help me?
    你帮帮我好吗？
    will you have a cup of tea?
    你要来杯茶吗？
  4. 4. aux vb (be prepared to) 会
    I won't put up with it!
    我不会容忍它的！
  5. 5. aux vb (characteristic behaviour) 会
    it will dissolve in water
    它会溶解在水中
  6. 6. aux vb (emphatic annoyance) 总是
    he will leave the gate open
    他总是开着门
  7. 7. vt. to will sb to do sth 用意志力促成某人做某事
    he willed himself to go on
    他尽力使自己继续
  8. 8. noun (volition) 意志
    she lost her will to live
    她失去了活下去的意志
    against his will
    违背他的意愿
  9. 9. noun (testament) 遗嘱
    to make a will
    立遗嘱

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

will [wɪI] [wɪl]
  1. 1. noun 意志；意志力；控制力
    a man of weak will
    意志力薄弱的人
  2. 2. noun 意向；命令；判决
    the will of the people
    民意
  3. 3. noun 希望；意愿；欲望
    What is your will?
    你需要什么?
  4. 4. noun [legal] 遗嘱；遗书
    My grandmother left me a will.
    奶奶留给我一份遗嘱。
  5. 5. noun 志向；目的；决心；旨意
    Where there's a will, there's a way.
    【谚语】有志者事竞成；有决心就有办法。
  6. 6. noun 热情；热心；干劲
    to work with a will
    起劲地干
  7. 7. noun 对人的态度
    a man of good will
    与人为善的人
  8. 8. vt. 要；决心；意欲
    to will another's happiness
    希望他人幸福
    to will to survive
    决心要死里逃生
  9. 9. vt. 以意志的力量使…；主观促成
    to will oneself into an action
    促使自己投入某一行动
    to will others into submission
    强迫他人屈从
  10. 10. vt. [legal] 立遗嘱赠予
  11. 11. vi. 决心；决定；行使意志力
    to succeed by willing
    靠毅力取胜
  12. 12. vi. 希望；愿意
    to do as one wills
    做自己想做的事

Collins English-English Dictionary

will [wɪl]
  1. 1. vb [takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive] [esp with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject] used as an auxiliary to make the future tense - Compare shall
  2. 2. vb used as an auxiliary to express resolution on the part of the speaker
    I will buy that radio if it's the last thing I do
  3. 3. vb used as an auxiliary to indicate willingness or desire
    will you help me with this problem?
  4. 4. vb used as an auxiliary to express compulsion, as in commands
    you will report your findings to me tomorrow
  5. 5. vb used as an auxiliary to express capacity or ability
    this rope will support a load
  6. 6. vb used as an auxiliary to express probability or expectation on the part of the speaker
    that will be Jim telephoning
  7. 7. vb used as an auxiliary to express customary practice or inevitability
    boys will be boys
  8. 8. vb [with the infinitive always implied] used as an auxiliary to express desire: usually in polite requests
    stay if you will
  9. 9. vb [Etymology] Old English willan; related to Old Saxon willian, Old Norse vilja, Old High German wollen, Latin velle to wish, will
will [wɪl]
  1. 1. n the faculty of conscious and deliberate choice of action; volition
  2. 2. n the act or an instance of asserting a choice
  3. 3. n
  4. 4. n the declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death
  5. 5. n a revocable instrument by which such wishes are expressed
  6. 6. n anything decided upon or chosen, esp by a person in authority; desire; wish
  7. 7. n determined intention
    where there's a will there's a way
  8. 8. n disposition or attitude towards others
    he bears you no ill will
  9. 9. vb [mainly tr; often takes a clause as object or an infinitive] [also intr] to exercise the faculty of volition in an attempt to accomplish (something)
    he willed his wife's recovery from her illness
  10. 10. vb to give (property) by will to a person, society, etc
    he willed his art collection to the nation
  11. 11. vb [also intr] to order or decree
    the king wills that you shall die
  12. 12. vb to choose or prefer
    wander where you will
  13. 13. vb to yearn for or desire
    to will that one's friends be happy
  14. 14. vb [Etymology] Old English willa; related to Old Norse vili, Old High German willeo (German Wille), Gothic wilja, Old Slavonic volja
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Examples

He will do it at his own sweet will.
他会想怎么做就怎么做的。
The play will be performed first in the capital, and will then tour around the country.
这部戏在首都首演，然后会在全国巡回演出。 → tour
Once the will Call window closes, unclaimed tickets will not be available.
预定零售窗口一旦关闭,那些没人认领的票就不能使用了。
I will be out of town for a few days, but I will be back this coming weekend.
我要离开城里几天，但这周末就回来。
The drawing will be held on the last day of the month and winner will be posted on this page.
抽奖活动将于本月的最后一天举行，届时获奖人的名字会刊登在本页。 → draw
The administration will draw up an official agreement that will be signed in a few weeks.
行政部门将拟出一份官方协议，该协议将于几周后签署。
will you do it? yes I will/no I won't
你会做吗？-是的，我会的/不，我不会 → will
you will go too far one day and then you will be punished → go
triangles will tessellate but octagons will not → tessellate
He will not accept defeat.
他不会认输。 → accept
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