do something willy-nilly
强调随意、无计划。
He scattered the seeds willy-nilly across the field.
他随意地把种子撒在田地里。
不管愿意与否；无可奈何地；不管是否愿意；不顾后果或受影响者的意愿；无论心甘情愿与否。；看起来随意地；杂乱无章地。；不管愿意与否
In a random or disorganized way; haphazardly.
不管是否愿意；不顾后果或受影响者的意愿；无论心甘情愿与否。
Whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
随意地
in a random manner
看起来随意地；杂乱无章地。
Seemingly at random; haphazardly.
不管愿意与否
without having a choice
The new rules apply willy-nilly to every department, even those that voted against them.
新规定不管各部门愿意与否，一律适用，连投反对票的部门也不例外。
用法提示：willy-nilly 作副词，意为‘不管愿意与否’，修饰动词 apply。
After the meeting, she was willy-nilly assigned to the night shift.
会议结束后，她不管愿意与否都被安排上了夜班。
用法提示：willy-nilly 作副词，表示‘不管本人是否愿意’，修饰 was assigned。
The city is expanding the highway willy-nilly through residential areas, ignoring residents' complaints.
市政府无视居民的抱怨，不管他们愿意与否，正在将高速公路扩建穿过居民区。
用法提示：willy-nilly 作副词，表示‘不顾及他人意愿’，修饰 is expanding。
强调随意、无计划。
He scattered the seeds willy-nilly across the field.
他随意地把种子撒在田地里。
作句子副词，表示不可避免。
Willy-nilly, we had to accept the decision.
不管愿意不愿意，我们不得不接受这个决定。
常用于被动结构，表示强制。
Changes were imposed willy-nilly on the staff.
变化被强行施加给员工，不管他们愿不愿意。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was a willy-nilly decision.
正确表达The decision was made willy-nilly.
“willy-nilly”是副词，不能直接修饰名词。应使用副词形式修饰动词或整个句子。
grammar · medium
易错句子He went to the meeting willy-nilly, because he didn't want to.
正确表达He went to the meeting reluctantly, because he didn't want to.
“willy-nilly”表示“随意地、胡乱地”，而不是“不情愿地”。表示不情愿时应使用“reluctantly”或“unwillingly”。
willy-nilly 表示随意或被迫，而 shilly-shally 表示犹豫不决
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