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 threw her clothes willy-nilly into a drawer.
  她将自己的衣服杂乱地扔入一个抽屉中。
• 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。
• Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
  职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。
• Heed my words here: Willy-nilly, no-schema, non-organized data is a recipe for disaster!
  请注意我这里的一句话：杂乱无章、无模式、无组织的数据是造成灾难的因素！
• 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。
• Obviously, we are not bound to use the language just as it was used a hundred years ago, but neither is it in our interest to change the language willy-nilly.
  显而易见的是：我们既不愿意像百多年前那样使用语言，也不愿意去勉强的改变语言。
• 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。
• In the end, American taxpayers will have to pay the bill, willy-nilly, out of fear.
  到头来，由于恐惧，美国纳税人将不得不埋单。
• 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。