Will:「隨心所欲」的英語表達居然這麼簡單!
哈嘍,大家好,這裡是《每日一詞》,今天Maddie給大家帶來的單詞是「Will」。我們將會學到「Will」的三種動詞、名詞用法,以及三個固定搭配:「With a will」,「At will」,「Will... to」。事不宜遲,我們接著往下看吧。
Will /w?l/
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作動詞使用
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.
v. 將會【情態動詞】
eg: I"m sure we will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias.
我相信我們將會發現學校的自助餐廳里有多種多樣的選擇。
作名詞使用
「Will」is the determination to do something.
n.意志 【不可數名詞】
eg: He was said to have lost his will to live.
據說他已經喪失了活下去的意志。
A「will」is a document in which you declare what you want to happen to your money and property when you die.
n. 遺囑【可數名詞】
eg: Attached to his will was a letter he had written to his wife just days before his death.
他遺囑中附帶的是他去世前幾天寫給妻子的一封信。
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With a will
If you do something「with a will」, you do it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.
含義:熱情,努力
eg: Set to workwith a willand be pleased with the amount you get done.
熱情努力去工作,對自己完成的工作感到滿意。
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At will
At will
If you can do something「at will」, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
含義:隨心所欲;隨意
eg: I can vary the speedat will.
我可以隨意改變速度。
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Will... to
Will... to
If you「will something to」happen, you try to make it happen by using mental effort rather than physical effort.
想要某事發生
eg: I looked at the phone,willingittoring.
我看著電話,希望它響起來。
我們學到了「Will」的三種動詞、名詞用法,以及三個固定搭配:「With a will」,「At will」,「Will... to」。時間過得很快,今天節目就到這裡,感謝大家的收看,我們下期再見!
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