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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Add fuel subsidies to the currency peg, cheap labour and light planning regulation, and the incentive to expand capacity willy-nilly is overwhelming.
  燃油补贴，再加上盯住汇率制、廉价劳动力和计划调控监管不力，使得大肆扩大产能的动机占了上风。
• Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
  职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。
• 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。
• The perplexed and willy-nilly character has finally make a big mistake.
  一路迷糊，半推半就的个性，终于让我铸下大错。
• I found myself being dragged willy-nilly into their petty disputes.
  我发现自己无端地卷入他们琐碎的纠纷之中。
• 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。
• She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals.
  她被迫无奈接受了公司的提议。