willing

adj.

1. 愿意；乐意
   not objecting to doing sth; having no reason for not doing sth
   1. They keep a list of people (who are) willing to work nights.
      他们有一份愿意夜间工作的人的名单。
   2. I'm perfectly willing to discuss the problem.
      我十分乐意讨论这个问题。
2. 自愿的；乐于相助的；积极肯干的
   ready or pleased to help and not needing to be persuaded; done or given in an enthusiastic way
   1. willing helpers/volunteers
      主动帮忙的人；志愿工作者
   2. willing support
      自愿的支持
   3. She's very willing.
      她非常积极肯干。

1. ADJ-GRADED 乐意的;愿意的
   If someone is willing to do something, they are fairly happy about doing it and will do it if they are asked or required to do it.
   1. The military now say they're willing to hold talks with the political parties...
      军方现在说，他们愿意与政党进行谈判。
   2. There are, of course, questions which she will not be willing to answer.
      当然，有些问题是她不愿回答的。
2. ADJ-GRADED 自愿的;愿意的;积极肯干的
   Willing is used to describe someone who does something fairly enthusiastically and because they want to do it rather than because they are forced to do it.
   1. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help...
      把聚会安排在周六，这样你就可以找自己的搭档和其他愿意帮把手的成年人来帮忙了。
   2. Although he had had no formal engineering training he was a natural and willing pupil.
      虽然他没有接受过正规工科训练，但却是个天生好学的学生。
3. God willing → see: god

1. I wasn't willing to accept that her leaving was a possibility.
   我不愿接受她有可能离开的事实。
2. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes
   我愿意承认我确实会犯错。
3. We are willing to authorize the president to use force if necessary.
   我们愿意授权总统在必要的时候使用武力。
4. Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner
   时刻准备好并乐意在自己与伴侣的需求之间作出让步。
5. Both sides are willing to make allowances for each other's political sensitivities
   双方都愿意体谅彼此的政治敏感问题。
6. Doctors are willing to take some form of industrial action
   医生们愿意采取某种形式的劳工行动。
7. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products
   很少有公司愿意冒险开发新产品。
8. If you're not willing to help me, I'll find somebody who will.
   如果你不愿意帮我，我会去找别人。
9. It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats
   还不清楚总统是否愿意和民主人士洽谈。
10. Lorna found that people were willing to open up to her.
    洛娜发现人们愿意对她畅所欲言。
11. Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them
    即使顾客想得到“解决方案”，他们大多数也不愿意为此支付额外费用。
12. You must be willing to reskill.
    你必须乐于学习新技术。
13. I'm willing to work for the party because its interests and my interests are one and the same.
    我愿意为该党效力，因为它的利益和我的利益完全一致。
14. The government must feel secure before it will be willing to make the concessions needed for peace.
    政府只有有足够的把够了才会愿意为和平作出让步。
15. They were less willing to be spoon-fed doctrines from Japan
    他们不太愿意被填鸭式地灌输来自日本的学说。
16. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.
    为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。
17. There's not enough people willing to take the risk
    没有足够的人愿意冒这个险。
18. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job
    没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。
19. I looked at the telephone, willing it to ring
    我看着电话，希望它响起来。
20. The military now say they're willing to hold talks with the political parties
    军方现在说，他们愿意与政党进行谈判。
21. There are, of course, questions which she will not be willing to answer.
    当然，有些问题是她不愿回答的。
22. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help
    把聚会安排在周六，这样你就可以找自己的搭档和其他愿意帮把手的成年人来帮忙了。
23. Although he had had no formal engineering training he was a natural and willing pupil.
    虽然他没有接受过正规工科训练，但却是个天生好学的学生。
24. If you're willing to sell, we'll buy.
    你愿意卖，我们就买。
25. I'm willing to accept the consequences.
    我愿意承担后果。
26. He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.
    他很愿意照我的要价付钱。
27. The great thing is to show willing; whether you succeed or not does not matter.
    主要的问题是是否愿意做，至于成功与否倒没关系。
28. Maybe you are not willing.
    敢是你不愿意。
29. We are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
    这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
30. He was willing to take his oath to all he said.
    他愿对他所说的一切起誓。

  voluntary willing【导航词义：自愿的】

  voluntary adj. 自愿的，主动的

〔辨析〕主要用于人或行为，强调主动去做某事，而非应征的、受强迫的，常含无任何报酬之意。

  willing adj. 乐意的，自愿的

〔辨析〕强调做某事是自愿而乐意的、心甘情愿的，用于此义时只作表语，通常后接动词不定式。

adj.

God willing

• （希望事情能按计划顺利进行）如系天意，如上帝许可，如一切顺利
  used to say that you hope that things will happen as you have planned and that there will be no problems
  1. I'll be back next week, God willing.
     如一切顺利，我下星期就回来。

show willing

• 表示愿意；有乐于…的意思
  to show that you are ready to help, work hard, etc. if necessary

the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)

• 心灵固然愿意，肉体却软弱；心有余而力不足；力不从心
  you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them

noun

1. the act of making a choice
   1. followed my father of my own volition

   Synonym:    volition

adj

1. not brought about by coercion or force
   1. the confession was uncoerced

   Synonym:    uncoercedunforced

2. disposed or inclined toward
   1. a willing participant
   2. willing helpers