will

modal verb

1. （谈及将来）
   used for talking about or predicting the future
   1. You'll be in time if you hurry.
      你要是抓紧一点儿就会来得及。
   2. How long will you be staying in Paris?
      你将在巴黎待多久？
   3. Fred said he'd be leaving soon.
      弗雷德说他很快就要走了。
   4. By next year all the money will have been spent.
      到明年所有的钱都将花光了。
2. （表示愿意）愿，要，会，定要
   used for showing that sb is willing to do sth
   1. I'll check this letter for you, if you want.
      你要是愿意，我会给你查查这封信的。
   2. They won't lend us any more money.
      他们不愿再借给我们钱了。
   3. He wouldn't come─he said he was too busy.
      他不愿来，他说他太忙。
   4. We said we would keep them.
      我们说过要保存它们的。
3. （烦劳别人做事时用）
   used for asking sb to do sth
   1. Will you send this letter for me, please?
      请你替我把这封信寄出去行吗？
   2. You'll water the plants while I'm away, won't you?
      我外出的时候请你给花草浇浇水，行不行？
   3. I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later.
      我问他能否过会儿再来电话。
4. （命令时用）
   used for ordering sb to do sth
   1. You'll do it this minute!
      你现在就要做这事！
   2. Will you be quiet!
      安静点儿！
5. （含有肯定的意思）
   used for stating what you think is probably true
   1. That'll be the doctor now.
      这会儿准是医生来了。
   2. You'll have had dinner already, I suppose.
      我想，到时候你大概已经吃过饭了。
6. （叙述一般真理）
   used for stating what is generally true
   1. If it's made of wood it will float.
      这要是木材做的就能浮在水面上。
   2. Engines won't run without lubricants.
      没有润滑油发动机就不能运转。
7. （叙述在某种情况下是真实或可能的事）
   used for stating what is true or possible in a particular case
   1. This jar will hold a kilo.
      这个罐子能盛一千克。
   2. The door won't open!
      那扇门就是打不开！
8. （谈及习惯）
   used for talking about habits
   1. She'll listen to music, alone in her room, for hours.
      她总是独自一个人在屋里听音乐，一听就是几个小时。
   2. He would spend hours on the telephone.
      他一打电话往往就是几个小时。

verb

1. 想要；希望；愿意；喜欢
   to want or like
   1. Call it what you will, it's still a problem.
      不管怎么说，这仍然是个问题。

verb

1. 立定志向；决心；决意
   to use the power of your mind to do sth or to make sth happen
   1. As a child he had thought he could fly, if he willed it enough.
      他小时候曾经以为，只要有足够决心，想要飞就能飞起来。
   2. She willed her eyes to stay open.
      她使劲睁着眼睛。
   3. He willed himself not to panic.
      他竭力让自己不要恐慌。
2. 想要（某事发生）
   to intend or want sth to happen
   1. They thought they had been victorious in battle because God had willed it.
      他们以为自己打了胜仗是上帝的旨意。
3. 立遗嘱将（财产等）赠与（某人）；立遗嘱赠与
   to formally give your property or possessions to sb after you have died, by means of a will n.(3)
   1. Joe had willed them everything he possessed.
      乔把自己拥有的一切都遗赠给了他们。
   2. Joe had willed everything he possessed to them.
      乔把自己拥有的一切都遗赠给了他们。

noun

1. 意志；毅力；自制力
   the ability to control your thoughts and actions in order to achieve what you want to do; a feeling of strong determination to do sth that you want to do
   1. to have a strong will
      有坚强的意志
   2. to have an iron will/a will of iron
      有钢铁般的意志
   3. Her decision to continue shows great strength of will.
      她决心坚持下去，显示出了很大的意志力。
   4. In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live .
      尽管如此遭遇，他从未丧失活下去的意志。
   5. The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills .
      这次会议结果成了一次意志的角力。
   6. She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants) .
      她总是想把自己的意志强加于人。
2. 意愿；心愿
   what sb wants to happen in a particular situation
   1. I don't want to go against your will.
      我不想违背您的意愿。
   2. It is God's will.
      这是上帝的旨意。
3. 遗嘱
   a legal document that says what is to happen to sb's money and property after they die
   1. I ought to make a will .
      我应该立份遗嘱。
   2. My father left me the house in his will.
      我父亲在遗嘱中把这所房子遗赠给了我。
4. 有…意志的；…毅力的
   having the type of will mentioned
   1. a strong-willed young woman
      意志坚强的年轻女子
   2. weak-willed greedy people
      意志薄弱而贪婪的人

MODAL VERB USES 情态动词用法

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.
will是情态动词，与动词原形连用。在口语与非正式书面语中，否定形式常用 won't。

1. MODAL 将;将会;将要
   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.
   1. The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest...
      首相现年64岁，这多半将会是他可能参加的最后一次选举了。
   2. You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias...
      在学校的自助餐厅里你会发现有很多饮食可供选择。
   3. Representatives from across the horse industry will attend the meeting...
      整个赛马业的代表都将参加这次会议。
   4. 70 per cent of airports in the Far East will have to be upgraded...
      远东70％的机场都将不得不升级改造。
   5. Will you ever feel at home here?...
      在这里你会有无拘无束的感觉吗？
   6. The ship will not be ready for a month.
      船1个月内还不能交付使用。
2. MODAL (表示将来的正式安排)
   You use will in order to make statements about official arrangements in the future.
   1. The show will be open to the public at 2pm; admission will be 50p...
      演出下午两点开始，入场费50便士。
   2. When will I be released, sir?
      什么时候放我出去，先生？
3. MODAL (表示承诺或威胁)会，要
   You use will in order to make promises and threats about what is going to happen or be the case in the future.
   1. I'll call you tonight...
      我晚上会给你打电话。
   2. Price quotes on selected product categories will be sent on request...
      所选产品类别的报价承索即寄。
   3. If she refuses to follow rules about car safety, she won't be allowed to use the car.
      如果她拒绝遵守汽车安全的有关规定，就不会让她使用汽车。
4. MODAL (指某人的打算)想要，将
   You use will to indicate someone's intention to do something.
   1. I will say no more on these matters, important though they are...
      虽然这些事很重要，我也不想再说什么了。
   2. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana...
      在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和***的常见谬论。
   3. 'Dinner's ready.' — 'Thanks, Carrie, but we'll have a drink first.'...
      “饭好啦。”——“谢谢，卡丽，不过我们想先来一杯。”
   4. He will be devoting more time to writing, broadcasting and lecturing...
      他将把更多时间用于写作、广播和作讲座。
   5. What will you do next?...
      下面你想做什么？
   6. Where will you stay when you get to San Francisco?...
      到了圣弗朗西斯科你住哪儿？
   7. Will you be remaining in the city?
      你到时会呆在城里吗？
5. MODAL (用于问句，表示礼貌地邀请或提议)愿否，…好吗
   You use will in questions in order to make polite invitations or offers.
   1. Will you stay for supper?...
      你愿意留下吃晚饭吗？
   2. Will you join me for a drink?...
      你愿意跟我一起喝一杯吗？
   3. Won't you sit down?
      你坐下来好吗？
6. MODAL (用于问句中，表示请求或让某人做某事)…好吗，…行吗
   You use will in questions in order to ask or tell someone to do something.
   1. Will you drive me home?...
      你开车送我回家好吗？
   2. Will you listen again, Andrew?...
      安德鲁，再听一遍好吗？
   3. Wipe the jam off my mouth, will you?
      你帮忙把我嘴上的果酱擦掉，好吗？
7. MODAL (用于命令)
   You can use will in statements to give an order to someone.
   1. You will do as I request, if you please...
      请按我的要求做。
   2. You will now maintain radio silence...
      现在请保持无线电静默。
   3. You will not make jokes about him. He has been very good to me...
      别开他的玩笑，他一直对我很好。
   4. You will not discuss this matter with anyone.
      不要跟别人谈这事。
8. See also: 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 organization will not negotiate with the government. willing
9. MODAL （表示将来能做某事）将,能
   You use will to say that a person or thing is able to do something in the future.
   1. How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important...
      国家将来如何能自卫已经变得越来越重要了。
   2. How will I recognize you?
      我怎样才能认出你呢？
10. MODAL (表示行为发生的经常性、习惯性)经常，惯于，总是
    You use will to indicate that an action usually happens in the particular way mentioned.
    1. The thicker the material, the less susceptible the garment will be to wet conditions...
       布料越厚实，衣服就越不容易浸湿。
    2. There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened with its life...
       除非自己的生命受到了威胁，已知的蛇中还没有习惯性地攻击人类的。
    3. Art thieves will often hide an important work for years after it has been stolen.
       艺术品盗贼偷走重要艺术品后常常会把它藏匿好几年。
11. MODAL (用于含有 if 和 unless 的句子的主句中，表示非常可能发生)会，就
    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.
    1. If you overcook the pancakes they will be difficult to roll...
       如果薄饼烙久了，就很难卷起来。
    2. If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off the face of the Earth...
       如果核战争爆发，地球上的所有生物都会被毁灭。
    3. He won't stop drinking unless he's told by a doctor that it's killing him.
       除非医生告诉他喝酒会要他的命，否则他是不会戒酒的。
12. MODAL 一定要;非…不可
    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.
    1. He will leave his socks lying all over the place and it drives me mad.
       他非要把袜子扔得到处都是，这简直要让我疯掉了。
13. MODAL (与过去分词连用，表示非常肯定将来会发生某事)定会
    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.
    1. As many as ten-million children will have been infected with the virus by the end of the decade...
       到这个十年结束时，多达千万的儿童将会感染上这种病毒。
    2. He will have left by January the fifteenth.
       到1月15日他肯定已经离开了。
14. MODAL (与过去分词连用，表示相当肯定)会，将
    You use will have with a past participle to indicate that you are fairly sure that something is the case.
    1. If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience...
       如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
    2. The holiday will have done him the world of good.
       假期定会对他大有好处。

WANTING SOMETHING TO HAPPEN 希望某事发生

1. See also: He was said to have lost his will to live. ...the inevitable battle of wills as your child realizes that he can't do or have everything he wants... He who was usually so full of questions lacked the will to confront her with them. free will
2. N-SING 意愿;意志
   If something is the will of a person or group of people with authority, they want it to happen.
   1. He has submitted himself to the will of God...
      他让自己听从上帝的意志。
   2. Democracy responds and adjusts to the will of the people...
      民主响应并顺应人民的意志。
   3. The parliament didn't deserve to represent the nation's will.
      国会不配代表全国人民的意志。
3. VERB 想要(某事发生)
   If you will something to happen, you try to make it happen by using mental effort rather than physical effort.
   1. I looked at the telephone, willing it to ring...
      我看着电话，希望它响起来。
   2. He was watching her fixedly, willing her to look at him.
      他凝视着她，希望她也看他。
4. N-COUNT 遗嘱
   A will is a document in which you declare what you want to happen to your money and property when you die.
   1. Attached to his will was a letter he had written to his wife just days before his death.
      和遗嘱附在一起的是一封他去世前几天写给妻子的信。
5. VERB 将…遗赠
   If you will something to someone, you say in your will that they should have it when you die.
   1. 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.
      她去世时他继承的那一大笔钱数额惊人，但他在自己身上未花分文，而是将其遗赠给了弗兰克。
6. PHRASE 违背…的意志;违背…的愿望
   If something is done against your will, it is done even though you do not want it to be done.
   1. No doubt he was forced to leave his family against his will.
      无疑，他是不情愿地被迫离家的。
7. PHRASE 任意;随意
   If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
   1. ...scientists who can adjust their experiments at will.
      可以任意对实验进行调整的科学家
8. PHRASE 热情地;劲头十足地
   If you do something with a will, you do it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.
   1. Set to work with a will and be pleased with the amount you get done...
      干活时卖力干，干了多少都满意。
   2. It was an easy opening circuit, but the riders attacked it with a will.
      这一段起始赛道十分平缓，但车手们都铆足了劲往前冲。

1. The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest
   首相现年64岁，这多半将会是他可能参加的最后一次选举了。
2. You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias
   在学校的自助餐厅里你会发现有很多饮食可供选择。
3. Representatives from across the horse industry will attend the meeting
   整个赛马业的代表都将参加这次会议。
4. 70 per cent of airports in the Far East will have to be upgraded
   远东70%的机场都将不得不升级改造。
5. Will you ever feel at home here?
   在这里你会有无拘无束的感觉吗？
6. The ship will not be ready for a month.
   船1个月内还不能交付使用。
7. When will I be released, sir?
   什么时候放我出去，先生？
8. Price quotes on selected product categories will be sent on request
   所选产品类别的报价承索即寄。
9. I will say no more on these matters, important though they are
   虽然这些事很重要，我也不想再说什么了。
10. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana
    在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和***的常见谬论。
11. He will be devoting more time to writing, broadcasting and lecturing
    他将把更多时间用于写作、广播和作讲座。
12. What will you do next?
    下面你想做什么？
13. Where will you stay when you get to San Francisco?
    到了圣弗朗西斯科你住哪儿？
14. Will you stay for supper?
    你愿意留下吃晚饭吗？
15. Will you drive me home?
    你开车送我回家好吗？
16. You will do as I request, if you please
    请按我的要求做。
17. How the country will defend itself in the future has become increasingly important
    国家将来如何能自卫已经变得越来越重要了。
18. The thicker the material, the less susceptible the garment will be to wet conditions
    布料越厚实，衣服就越不容易浸湿。
19. If you overcook the pancakes they will be difficult to roll
    如果薄饼烙久了，就很难卷起来。
20. He will leave his socks lying all over the place and it drives me mad.
    他非要把袜子扔得到处都是，这简直要让我疯掉了。
21. As many as ten-million children will have been infected with the virus by the end of the decade
    到这个十年结束时，多达千万的儿童将会感染上这种病毒。
22. If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience
    如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
23. He was said to have lost his will to live.
    据说他已经失去了生存的意志。
24. He has submitted himself to the will of God
    他让自己听从上帝的意志。
25. I looked at the telephone, willing it to ring
    我看着电话，希望它响起来。
26. Attached to his will was a letter he had written to his wife just days before his death.
    和遗嘱附在一起的是一封他去世前几天写给妻子的信。
27. 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.
    她去世时他继承的那一大笔钱数额惊人，但他在自己身上未花分文，而是将其遗赠给了弗兰克。
28. No doubt he was forced to leave his family against his will.
    无疑，他是不情愿地被迫离家的。
29. Set to work with a will and be pleased with the amount you get done
    干活时卖力干，干了多少都满意。

n.

against your will

• 不情愿地；违心地
  when you do not want to
  1. I was forced to sign the agreement against my will.
     我被迫违心地签了这份协议。

at will

• 任意；随意
  whenever or wherever you like
  1. They were able to come and go at will.
     他们能够来去自由。

where there's a will there's a way

• 有志者事竟成
  if you really want to do sth then you will find a way of doing it

with a will

• 愿意地；热情地；乐意地
  in a willing and enthusiastic way

with the best will in the world

• 尽管已尽心竭力；尽管真心愿意
  used to say that you cannot do sth, even though you really want to
  1. With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.
     尽管我心里极想美言几句，却怎么也不能说他是位好父亲。