willpower

noun
🔊/ˈwɪlpaʊə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɪlpaʊər/
[uncountable]
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  1. the ability to control your thoughts and actions in order to achieve what you want to do意志力
    • He’s intelligent but he’s got no willpower.他很聪明,但没有毅力。
    Extra Examples
    • I'm no good at losing weight. The trouble is, I've no willpower.我总是减肥不成功,原因就在于我没有毅力。
    • It took all his willpower to stay in and study.他用尽全部的自制力才留在家里学习。
    • She managed to finish the race by sheer willpower.她完全凭毅力跑完了全程。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sheer
    • strong
    • all somebody’s
    verb + willpower
    • have
    • take
    • summon
    preposition
    • by willpower
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