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

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。
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。
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。
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。
Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。
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。
Don't use you credit card willy-nilly.
别拿着你的信用卡随便花。
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。
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。
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。