Unit 13

willful / willed / willing

willful adj. 固执任性的 (refusing to change your ideas or opinions or to stop doing something) / ˈwɪlfəl /

My little brother often behaves wilfully, refusing to do as our parents ask.

willed adj. 故意的 (deliberate) / wild /

James willed himself to continue studying for the exam by thinking of the relief he would enjoy when the test was over.

willing adj. 任性的，故意的 (refusing to change your idea or opinion; done deliberately) / ˈwiliNG /

Luke got in trouble after it became apparent that he was a willing participant in the robbery rather than a hostage.

forbear v. 克制，忍耐 (to choose not to do (something that you could do); to avoid doing or saying (something)) /fɔːˈbɛː/

Angela normally tried to forbear her classmates taunts with equanimity, but last Thursday she lost her temper with them.

forebears/er n. 祖先，祖宗 (a member of your family in the past) / ˈfɔrbɛr /

Malcolm walked down the grand hallway and gazed at a portrait of his forebear that graced the family gallery.

foreboding n. 预感 (a feeling that something bad is going to happen) / fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ /

As the wind howled around the house and the footsteps began to creak ominously closer, Derek's heart swelled with a sense of foreboding.

overbearing adj. 霸道总裁儿的 (often trying to control the behavior of other people in an annoying or unwanted way) / ˌoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ /

My father is very overbearing, always ordering my mother, my brothers and myself around as if we were his slaves.

bear out v. 证实，支持 (confirm, verify)

In the end, the jury decided that they could not bear out whether the defendant's testimony was true, or only ostensible.

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