1、will可以表示：老是〔用於描述某人的習慣，尤指討厭的習慣〕
Trish will keep asking damn silly questions.
特里斯老是不停地問一些十分愚蠢的問題。
2、will還可以當做可數名詞:意志，毅力，決心。
Children sometimes have strong wills.
小孩子有時有很強的意志力。
常見的使用形式有：the will to do sth
Even though she was in terrible pain, Mary never lost the will to live. 雖然承受著巨大的痛苦，瑪麗從未喪失活下去的意志。
3、will當做名詞時還可以翻譯為：遺囑
Have you made a will yet?
你立遺囑了嗎？
the senator’s last will and testament
參議員的臨終遺囑
常見的搭配是：in sb’s will，在某人遺囑中
My grandfather left me some money in his will.
祖父在他的遺囑中給我留了些錢。
4、will還可以理解為〔某人的〕意願，意旨，這時常用單數。
He accused her of trying to impose her will on others.
他指責她想把自己的意志強加於人。
obedience to God’s will
服從上帝的旨意
against your will.
未遵從某人的意願。
Collier claims the police forced him to sign a confession against his will.
利爾聲稱警方強迫他違心地在認罪書上簽字。
the will of the people
人民的意願
She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose.
她意志堅定，目的明確。
an iron will(=an extremely strong will)
鋼鐵般的意志
Her unassuming manner concealed an iron will.
她謙遜的態度背後藏著鋼鐵般的意志。
political will(=determination on the part of governments and politicians)
〔政府和從政者的〕政治意願
There was a lack of political will to do anything about global warming.
政府缺乏對全球變暖有所作為的政治意願。
have the will to do sth(=be determined enough to do it)
有決心做某事
Do you have the will to win?
你有獲勝的決心嗎？
lack the will to do sth
缺乏做某事的意志力
He lacked the will to resist.
他缺乏抵制的意志力。
lose the will to do sth
失去做某事的意志力
The country’s troops had lost the will to fight.
該國的軍隊失去了戰鬥意志。
will sb to do sth
設法用意志力驅使〔某事發生〕
She was willing herself not to cry.
她竭力不讓自己哭出來。
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