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
  1. She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals.
     她被迫无奈接受了公司的提议。
• 随意地；乱糟糟地
  in a careless way without planning
  1. Don't use your credit card willy-nilly.
     别拿着你的信用卡随便花。

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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
     职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。

英英释义

adv

• in a random manner
  1. the houses were randomly scattered
  2. bullets were fired into the crowd at random
  Synonym:randomlyindiscriminatelyhaphazardlyarbitrarilyat randomevery which way
• without having a choice

双语例句

• She found herself forced, willy-nilly, to lend him more money.
  她发现自己被迫，不管是否乐意，得借给他更多钱。
• Don't use you credit card willy-nilly.
  别拿着你的信用卡随便花。
• 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。
• The neighbouring countries have become involved willy-nilly in the conflict.
  邻国已经无可奈何地卷进了这场冲突。
• They introduced the new laws willy-nilly.
  他们不管大家喜不喜欢就引进了法律。
• Into this universe, and why not knowing nor whence, like water willy-nilly flowing; and out of it, as wind along the waste, I know not whither, willy-nilly blowing.
  飘飘入世，如水之不得不流，不知何故来，也不知来自何处；飘飘出世，如风之不得不吹，风过漠地又不知吹向何许。
• 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。
• For example anger may provoke violent feelings towards another, but generally people refrain from stabbing each other willy-nilly.
  比如，愤怒可能激起对他人的过激行为，但是一般情况下，人们会避免和人死磕。
• The Chinese are acquiring resources all around the world and with them, willy-nilly, an overseas empire that threatens U.
  中国人在全世界收购资源，并凭此成就一个威胁美国利益的海外帝国。
• 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。