willy-nilly
英 [ˌwɪli ˈnɪli]
美 [ˌwɪli ˈnɪli]
adv. 不管愿意不愿意; 无论想要不想要; 随意地; 乱糟糟地
牛津词典
adv.
- 不管愿意不愿意；无论想要不想要
whether you want to or not- She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals.
她被迫无奈接受了公司的提议。
- She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals.
- 随意地；乱糟糟地
in a careless way without planning- Don't use your credit card willy-nilly.
别拿着你的信用卡随便花。
- Don't use your credit card willy-nilly.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 不管喜欢不喜欢;无可奈何地
If something happens to youwilly-nilly, it happens whether you like it or not.- The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
政府不管情愿不情愿，也被拖进了这场冲突。
- The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
- ADV 随意地;胡乱地
If someone does somethingwilly-nilly, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance.- Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。
- Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
英英释义
adv
- in a random manner
- the houses were randomly scattered
- bullets were fired into the crowd at random
- without having a choice
双语例句
- I found myself, willy-nilly, alchemized into an American the moment I touched French soil.
我发现当我的双脚踏上法国的土地，就身不由己地一下子认识到自己是美国人。 - They introduced the new laws willy-nilly.
他们不管大家喜不喜欢就引进了法律。 - She threw her clothes willy-nilly into a drawer.
她将自己的衣服杂乱地扔入一个抽屉中。 - There are early signs that programmes are being implemented willy-nilly, without due thought to overarching national goals.
已有一些苗头显示，部分项目的执行十分随意，缺乏综合考虑国家目标的深思熟虑。 - They are too many, and willy-nilly they'll drag down the would-be equestrian before ever he gets astride.
奴隶太多，无论他们愿不愿意，不等你那人跨上马背，已经被他们拉了下来。 - You can't just do as you please, willy-nilly.
不管你愿不愿意，你不能想怎么干就怎么干。 - The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
政府不管情愿不情愿，也被拖进了这场冲突。 - Willy-nilly, we are all card-carrying citizens of the One Earth.
无可奈何地，我们是全部一地球的卡片运载的公民。 - In the end, American taxpayers will have to pay the bill, willy-nilly, out of fear.
到头来，由于恐惧，美国纳税人将不得不埋单。 - Obviously, we are not bound to use the language just as it was used a hundred years ago, but neither is it in our interest to change the language willy-nilly.
显而易见的是：我们既不愿意像百多年前那样使用语言，也不愿意去勉强的改变语言。