willy-nilly

• adj. 犹豫不决的；不容分辨的
• adv. 乱七八糟地；不管愿不愿意地

1. in a random manner;

"the houses were randomly scattered"

"bullets were fired into the crowd at random"

2. without having a choice

Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.

职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。

柯林斯例句

She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals.

她被迫无奈接受了公司的提议。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

What kind of profit mentality was this - taking cars willy - nilly out of production?

不管三七二十一就取消一批车子的生产--这算是什么盈利思想 呢 ?

辞典例句

For a minute he literally hated this earthy , cynical world to which one belonged, willy - nilly.

一时之间,他真恨起这个谁都不能不属于其中的 、 鄙俗而吹毛求疵的世界来.

辞典例句

She was forced willy - nilly to accept the company's proposals.

她不情愿地接受了公司的提议.

互联网

For willy - nilly he took his Baronetcy and Wragby with the last seriousness.

因为不管他心愿与否,他是十分郑重其事地接受这爵衔和勒格贝家产了.

互联网

If silly Sally will shilly - shally, shall silly Willy - nilly Shilly - shally , too?

如果愚蠢的萨莉犹豫不决, 愚蠢的威利也将不容分辩的犹豫不决?

互联网

They all had to take part, willy - nilly.

他们都得参加, 不论他们愿意不愿意.

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Don't just use your credit card willy - nilly.

不要滥用你的信用卡.

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They all had to take part, willy nilly.

他们都得参加, 不论他们愿意不愿意.

互联网

They introduced the new laws willy - nilly.

他们不管大家喜不喜欢就引进了法律.

互联网

That was well understood to be code language for: We spend willy nilly - wouldn't you?

这是很好理解的代码的语言: 我们花威利nilly - 不会 吧 ?

互联网

The square caverns are man - made but chiseled willy - nilly, more like an art installation than a city.

石洞由人工挖掘而成,但开凿得比较随意, 感觉更像现代艺术造型而非石窟村落.

互联网

缩写自短语will I,nill I。nill,不想，不愿，词源同not,nullify.

1. Willy Brandt made history by visiting East Germany in 1970.

威利·勃兰特1970年访问东德，书写了历史新篇章。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Boise , Willy , Goats , Friendless's Brother, Littles, Furhouse, and Taskforce were all addicts.

博伊斯 、 威莱 、 大山羊、孤家寡人的兄弟、小不点儿 、 皮货店和特工队都喜欢得上了瘾.

来自辞典例句

3. In Norway Willy supported himself by newspapering.

威利在挪威以办报为生.

来自辞典例句

4. You'll soon get a better than Willy.

很快就派一个比威利更高明的人给你.

来自辞典例句

5. A long time ago Virra Birron, the Willy - Willy flew wildly over the country.

很久很久以前,畏来风沃拉?布恩在大地上空疯狂地刮着.

来自辞典例句

willy-nilly

willy-nilly: [17] Willy-nilly originated in the expression will I, nill I, literally ‘whether I wish it or do not wish it’ (nill ‘be unwilling’, long defunct as an independent verb, was formed from will and the negative prefix ne-)

willy-nilly

c. 1600, contraction of will I, nill I, or will he, nill he, or will ye, nill ye, literally "with or without the will of the person concerned." See nill + will (v.1).