| 单词 | will |
| 释义 | 1. modal verb uses2. wanting something to happen will (wɪl ) modal verb uses Will is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English and informal written English, the form won't is often used in negative statements.1. modal verb A2 You use will to indicate that you hope, think, or have evidence that something is going to happen or be the case in the future. The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest. You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias. Representatives from across the horse industry will attend the meeting. 70 per cent of airports will have to be upgraded. Will you ever feel at home here? The ship will not be ready for a month. 2. modal verb A2 You use will in order to make statements about official arrangements in the future. The show will be open to the public at 2pm; admission will be 50p. When will I be released, sir? 3. modal verb A2 You use will in order to make promises and threats about what is going to happen or be the case in the future. I'll call you tonight. Price quotes on selected product categories will be sent on request. If she refuses to follow rules about car safety, she won't be allowed to use the car. 4. modal verb A2 You use will to indicate someone's intention to do something. I will say no more on these matters, important though they are. We will describe these techniques in Chapters 20 and 21. 'Dinner's ready.'—'Thanks, Carrie, but we'll have a drink first.' He will be devoting more time to writing, broadcasting and lecturing. What will you do next? Where will you stay when you get to San Francisco? Will you be remaining in the city? 5. modal verb A2 You use will in questions in order to make polite invitations or offers. [politeness] Will you stay for supper? Will you join me for a drink? Won't you sit down? 6. modal verb A2 You use will in questions in order to ask or tell someone to do something. Will you drive me home? Will you listen again, Andrew? Wipe the jam off my mouth, will you? 7. modal verb B2 You can use will in statements to give an order to someone. [formal] You will do as I request, if you please. You will now maintain radio silence. You will not make jokes about him. He has been very good to me. You will not discuss this matter with anyone. Synonyms: wish, want, choose, prefer 8. modal verb A2 You use will to say that someone is willing to do something. You use will not or won't to indicate that someone refuses to do something. All right, I'll forgive you. I'll answer the phone. If you won't let me pay for a taxi, then at least allow me to lend you something. He has insisted that his organisation will not negotiate with the government. 9. See also willing 10. modal verb A2 You use will to say that a person or thing is able to do something in the future. How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important. How will I recognize you? 11. modal verb You use will to indicate that an action usually happens in the particular way mentioned. The thicker the material, the less susceptible the garment will be to wet conditions. There's no snake that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened. Art thieves will often hide an important work for years after it has been stolen. 12. modal verb A2 You use will in the main clause of some 'if' and 'unless' sentences to indicate something that you consider to be fairly likely to happen. If you overcook the pancakes they will be difficult to roll. If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off the face of the Earth. He won't stop drinking unless he's told by a doctor that it's killing him. 13. modal verb You use will to say that someone insists on behaving or doing something in a particular way and you cannot change them. You emphasize will when you use it in this way. He will leave his socks lying all over the place and it drives me mad. 14. modal verb B2 You use will have with a past participle when you are saying that you are fairly certain that something will be true by a particular time in the future. As many as ten million children will have been infected by the end of the decade. He will have left by January the fifteenth. 15. modal verb B2 You use will have with a past participle to indicate that you are fairly sure that something is the case. If someone has been in captivity, he will have changed as a result of his experience. The holiday will have done him the world of good. will (wɪl ) wanting something to happen Word forms: wills , willing , willed 1. variable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] B2 Will is the determination to do something. He was said to have lost his will to live. ...the inevitable battle of wills as your child realises that he can't have everything he wants. He who was usually so full of questions lacked the will to confront her with them. Synonyms: determination, drive, aim, purpose 2. See also free will 3. singular noun [with poss] If something is the will of a person or group of people with authority, they want it to happen. He has submitted himself to the will of God. Democracy responds and adjusts to the will of the people. [+ of] The parliament didn't deserve to represent the nation's will. Synonyms: decree, wish, desire, command 4. verb If you will something to happen, you try to make it happen by using mental effort rather than physical effort. I looked at the phone, willing it to ring. [VERB noun to-infinitive] He was watching her fixedly, willing her to look at him. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 5. countable noun A will is a document in which you declare what you want to happen to your money and property when you die. Attached to his will was a letter he had written just days before his death. Synonyms: testament, declaration, bequest(s), last wishes 6. verb If you will something to someone, you say in your will that they should have it when you die. The large sum of money that came to him when she died was a shock, and he had not spent a penny of it on himself. He had, however, willed it to Frank. [VERB noun to noun] Synonyms: bequeath, give, leave, transfer 7. against sb's will phrase If something is done against your will, it is done even though you do not want it to be done. No doubt he was forced to leave his family against his will. 8. at will phrase If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want. ...scientists who can adjust their experiments at will. Synonyms: as you please, at your discretion, as you think fit, at your pleasure 9. with a will phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you do something with a will, you do it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Set to work with a will and be pleased with the amount you get done. It was an easy opening circuit, but the riders attacked it with a will. Quotations: Where there's a will there's a way Translations: Chinese: 意志, 遗嘱, 将要, 希望某事发生 Japanese: 意志 motivation , 遺言 document , （未来のことを述べて）･･･するだろう, 意志の力で実現する |
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