/'wɪlɪŋ; `wɪlɪŋ/
adj
1 (a) ready or eager to help 愿意或乐于相助的
*willing assistants 主动帮忙的人.
(b) [pred 作表语] ~ (to do sth) having no objection (to doing sth); prepared 不反对（做某事）; 愿意
*Are you willing to accept responsibility? 你愿意承担责任吗?
2 [attrib 作定语] done, given, etc readily or gladly 愿意或喜欢做的、给的等
*willing co-operation, help, support, etc自愿的合作、帮助、支持等.
3 (idm 习语) God willing=> God. show willing => show2. the spirit is willing => spirit. a willing `horse person who works willingly (contrasted with sb who complains or resists) 积极工作的人（有别于常发牢骚或不满的人）
*She's the willing horse in the office and so gets given most of the work to do. 她是办公室里埋头苦干的人, 大部分的工作都交给她去做.

adj
[not before noun]
prepared to do something, or having no reason to not want to do it
willing to do sth
　How much are they willing to pay?
quite/perfectly willing
　I told them I was perfectly willing to help.
willing helper/volunteer/partner etc
someone who is eager to help etc and does not have to be persuaded
　I soon had an army of willing helpers.
>willinglyadv
　Sixty percent of voters said they would willingly pay higher taxes for better health care.
>willingnessn[U]