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free will (natural inclination) noun [UK: friː wɪl] [US: ˈfriː wɪl] | 自愿 /zìyuàn/noun 自願noun |
God willing interjection [UK: ɡɒd ˈwɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡɑːd ˈwɪl.ɪŋ] | 如果上帝愿意的话 /rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà/interjection 如果上帝願意的話interjection |
goodwill (favorably disposed attitude) noun [UK: ˌɡʊd.ˈwɪl] [US: ɡʊ.ˈdwɪl] | 善意 /shànyì/noun 好意 /hǎoyì/noun |
goodwill (value) noun [UK: ˌɡʊd.ˈwɪl] [US: ɡʊ.ˈdwɪl] | 商誉 /shāngyù/noun 商譽noun |
heads will roll (some people will be fired for incompetence) phrase [UK: hedz wɪl rəʊl] [US: ˈhedz wɪl roʊl] | 人头落地 /réntóu luòdì/phrase 人頭落地phrase |
ill will (ill-disposed attitude) noun [UK: ɪl wɪl] [US: ˈɪl wɪl] | 恶意 /èyì/noun 惡意noun 憎恶 /zēngwù/noun 憎惡noun 敌意 /díyì/noun 敵意noun |
pussy willow (willow or sallow when their catkins are still young) noun [UK: ˈpʊ.si ˈwɪ.ləʊ] [US: ˈpʊ.si ˈwɪˌlo.ʊ] | 褪色柳 /tuìsèliǔ/noun |
swill [swills] (mixture of solid and liquid food scraps) noun [UK: swɪl] [US: ˈswɪl] | 潲 /shào/noun |
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves (if you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things) phrase | 积少成多 /jīshǎochéngduō/phrase 積少成多phrase 聚沙成塔 /jùshāchéngtǎ/phrase 集腋成裘 /jíyèchéngqiú/phrase |
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (achieving something is made impossible by frailty) phrase [UK: ðə ˈspɪ.rɪt ɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ bʌt ðə fleʃ ɪz wiːk] [US: ðə ˈspɪ.rət ˈɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ ˈbət ðə ˈfleʃ ˈɪz ˈwiːk] | 心有余而力不足 /xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú/phrase 心有餘而力不足phrase |
time will tell (results of an action cannot be known beforehand) phrase [UK: ˈtaɪm wɪl tel] [US: ˈtaɪm wɪl ˈtel] | 时间会证明一切 /shíjiān huì zhèngmíng yīqiè/phrase 時間會證明一切phrase |
unwilling (not willing; reluctant) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈwɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ʌˈn.wɪl.ɪŋ] | 不情愿 /bù qíngyuàn/adjective 不情願adjective |
unwillingly (in an unwilling manner) adverb [UK: ʌn.ˈwɪ.lɪŋ.li] [US: ʌˈn.wɪ.lɪŋ.li] | 不情愿的adverb 勉强的adverb |
weeping willow (Salix babylonica) noun [UK: ˈwiːp.ɪŋ ˈwɪ.ləʊ] [US: ˈwiːp.ɪŋ ˈwɪˌlo.ʊ] | 垂柳 /chuíliǔ/noun |
when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) phrase [UK: wen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə maɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] [US: hwen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə ˈmaɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] | hóuzi chēng dàwáng/phrase 山中无老虎,猴子称大王 /shānzhōng wú lǎohǔphrase 山中無老虎,猴子稱大王phrase 老虎不再山,猴子称大王 /lǎohǔ bù zài shānphrase 老虎不再山,猴子稱大王phrase |
where there is a will there is a way (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) phrase | zhǐpà yǒuxīnrén/phrase zhǐyào kěn pāndēng/phrase |