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verb

希望， жела́ть

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

随你便吧。

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verb

希望, 期望，想要。

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

"My parents will that I get good grades in school. "

我父母希望我能在学校取得好成绩。

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verb

总是，会，要。

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

"My brother will study hard for his exams every semester. "

我弟弟每个学期总是会努力学习，为了他的考试。

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verb

愿意，要。

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

我已经告诉他三次了，但他就是不愿意吃药。

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verb

将会，将要。

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

"My teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow. "

我的老师明天将会解释这节课。

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verb

能，会

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

不幸的是，这些手套里只有一只真正能套进我的手。

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verb

会，将，要。

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

"The project, while promising, will likely turn out to be more difficult than we initially anticipated. "

这个项目虽然很有前景，但最终可能会比我们最初预想的更难。

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noun

意志，意愿。

One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

Examples :

"My will is strong; I intend to finish my project before the deadline. "

我的意志很坚定，我打算在截止日期前完成我的项目。

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noun

意志，意愿，遗嘱。

One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

Examples :

"My mother's will stated that the old house would be given to my sister. "

我母亲的遗嘱里写明了老房子要留给我姐姐。

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noun

意志，意愿

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.

Examples :

"Most creatures have a will to live."

大多数生物都有求生的意志。

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noun

遗嘱，意愿书。

Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

Examples :

"My grandmother's will left her house to her granddaughter. "

我奶奶的遗嘱里把她的房子留给了她的孙女。

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noun

意愿，心愿。

That which is desired; one's wish.

Examples :

"My will is to finish my homework before dinner. "

我的心愿是在晚饭前完成作业。

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noun

意愿， इच्छा。

Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

Examples :

"He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."

他感到强烈的意愿，想要去圣地朝圣。

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verb

希望，想要。

To wish, desire.

Examples :

"My sister will a new bicycle for her birthday. "

我妹妹想要一辆新自行车作为她的生日礼物。

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verb

遗嘱指定, 嘱咐。

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

"My grandmother will that her favorite painting be donated to the local art museum. "

我奶奶在遗嘱中嘱咐，要把她最喜欢的画捐赠给当地的艺术博物馆。

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verb

想要, 决心, 意愿.

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

所有的球迷都决心让他们的球队赢得比赛。

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verb

遗赠，留给。

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

他立下遗嘱，将他的邮票收藏遗赠给了当地博物馆。

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