| 单词 | to show willing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto show willing P18. Originally and chiefly British. to show willing: to display readiness to help, please, provide satisfaction, work hard, etc.In this phrase willing appears originally to have functioned as an adjective complement, but in later use is sometimes construed as a noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > be willing [verb (intransitive)] > display willingness to show willing1862 to fall over oneself1889 1862 Liverpool Mercury 18 June 3/4 To try..is to show willing, and Croagh Patrick shall be my representative on this occasion. 1877 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 30 Aug. 8/2 I..have seen many ‘show willing’ by ‘ossing [i.e. offering or trying] to do’ what they have been told. 1932 P. Bentley Inheritance iv. iii. 410 I don't see that we've done any harm. We've shown willing, and they've duffed. 1959 P. Bull I know Face i. 11 My father wanted me to be a chartered accountant... However, in order to show willing, I did settle for ‘journalism’. 1964 A. Wilson Late Call iii. 121 Luckily the poor creature was very willing, and there was one rule Sylvia always made—never turn off anyone who shows willing. 2007 J. Kavenna Inglorious (2008) 139 She stacked up presents anyway, eager to show willing. < as lemmas |
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