"be willing to" 是英语常用短语,核心含义是:愿意做某事;乐意做某事,强调主语的主观意愿或主动态度(即“心里愿意去做”)。
"be willing to" 是“系动词+形容词+不定式”的结构:
be动词:根据主语的人称(I/you/he/she等)和时态(现在/过去/将来等)变化(如am/is/are/was/were/will be等);
willing:形容词,意为“愿意的;乐意的”;
to:不定式符号,后面必须接动词原形(即“be willing to do sth.”)。
基本肯定句(表达“愿意做某事”):
I'm willing to help you with your homework.(我愿意帮你做作业。)
She is willing to try new things.(她乐意尝试新事物。)
They were willing to stay late to finish the project.(他们愿意加班完成项目。)
否定句(表达“不愿意做某事”):在be动词后加not(即“be not willing to do sth.”):
He is not willing to apologize.(他不愿意道歉。)
We were not willing to accept the unfair offer.(我们不愿意接受这个不公平的提议。)
疑问句(询问“是否愿意做某事”):将be动词提前至句首:
Are you willing to join our team?(你愿意加入我们的团队吗?)
Was she willing to move to another city?(她愿意搬到另一个城市吗?)
其他时态/情态:结合will、would、might等情态动词,表达“将来/过去的意愿”:
I will be willing to help if you need me.(如果你需要我,我会愿意帮忙。)
Would you be willing to lend me your car?(你愿意把车借给我吗?)(更委婉的询问)
"be willing to" 强调主观意愿,而类似短语"be ready to"更强调“准备好做某事”(客观上已做好准备)。例如:
I'm willing to go, but I'm not ready yet.(我愿意去,但还没准备好。)
常见搭配:"be more than willing to do sth." 表示“非常愿意做某事”(加强语气),如:
I'm more than willing to help you—just ask!(我非常愿意帮你,尽管开口!)
总结:"be willing to do sth." 是表达“愿意/乐意做某事”的核心短语,重点是主语的主观意愿,结构简单但用途广泛,需结合be动词的变化和不定式使用。