| 词汇 | willy-nilly |
| 释义 | willy-nillywilly-nil·ly /ˌwɪli ˈnɪli/ adverbadv 1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not 不管愿不愿意；无论想不想要 He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument. 他发现，不管愿意与否，他已经卷入了这场争论。 2 without planning, organization, or control 乱糟糟地，杂乱地 Companies were accused of raising prices willy-nilly. 许多公司被指责乱涨价。 Examples from the Corpus willy-nilly• It seemed as though rival nests of ants had been poured together willy-nilly.• You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.• The heart and lungs carried on willy-nilly, keeping me going, keeping me awake.• Josie and Shaun have become, willy-nilly, media celebrities.• She had always thought that, and she had been involved with him, willy-nilly, over the house.• Today's church is being forced willy-nilly to deal with today's social problems.• They exist willy-nilly, whatever the time, whatever the party. (1600-1700) will I nill I “(whether) I am willing (or) I am unwilling”; nill “to be unwilling” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nyllan, from ne “not” + wyllan ( → WILL1) |
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