wish noun ⇨wish (carry out sb's wishes)⇨desire (a wish for secrecy)wish verb ⇨hope (everything you could wish for)⇨want (I wish I were taller.)wish
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wish ♦︎ request ♦︎ willThese are all words for sth that sb wants to have or happen.这些词均表示想要的东西、希望发生的事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wish / request for sth◆against sb's wish / will◆sb's particular / personal / dying wish / request◆sb's conscious wish / will◆to have / express / consider / comply with / ignore a wish / request◆to obey / go against sb's wishes / will■wish [countable] (ratherformal) a thing that you want to have or to happen想要的东西;希望发生的事;意愿◆He refused to carry out her wishes.他拒绝按她的意愿行事。◆I'm sure that you will get your wish.我相信你会心想事成的。◆She married against her parents' wishes.她的婚事违背了父母的心愿。 see also wish ⇨ desirenoun, wish ⇨ hopeverb■request [countable] (ratherformal) a thing that you formally ask for(正式的)要求,请求◆My request was granted.我的请求获得了批准。◆a radio request programme(= a programme of music that listeners have asked for)电台点播节目 see also request ⇨ requestnoun, request ⇨ askverb2■will [singular] (formal) what sb wants to happen in a particular situation意愿;心愿◆I don't want to go against your will.我不想违背你的意愿。◆They governed according to the will of the people.他们按照民意施政。ⓘ Will is often used in contexts relating to public life. * will常用于公共生活相关的语境◆the collective / general / majority / national / popular / public will集体/大众/大多数人/国民/普遍/公众的意愿When people say that sth is God's will, they mean that we should accept that we do not have any control over what happens in life, even when bad things happen, because it is God who decides how things happen. * God's will指天意、上帝的旨意,有听天由命之意。