fain

英 [feɪn]

美 [feɪn]

adv.  欣然; 乐意地

BNC.49172 / COCA.31712

牛津词典

adv.

• 欣然；乐意地
  willingly or with pleasure
  1. I would fain do as you ask.
     听候你的吩咐。

英英释义

adj

• having made preparations
  1. prepared to take risks
  Synonym:disposed(p)inclined(p)prepared

adv

• in a willing manner
  1. this was gladly agreed to
  2. I would fain do it
  Synonym:gladlylief

双语例句

• Therefore they hate thee, and would fain suck thy blood.
  所以他们恨你而想吸你的血。
• The prime minister himself would fain wait upon him at breakfast.
  首相很乐意亲自伺候他吃早餐。
• Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilisation were to be based on the gruesome glory of war.
  如果我们所认领的文明基于可憎的战争的荣耀，那么我们就继续当我们的野蛮人吧。
• As I walked on the railroad causeway, I used to wonder at the halo of light around my shadow, and would fain fancy myself one of the elect.
  而当我在铁路堤道上行走的时候，我常常惊奇地看到我的影子周围，有一个光轮，不免自以为也是一个上帝的选民了。
• And saintly men, who walk with God on earth, would fain be away, to walk with Him on the golden pavements of the New Jerusalem.
  在人世间和上帝同行的圣人们，都会欣然随他而去，定在新耶路撤冷的黄金铺路上的。
• I have thought of it often, often, when watching with pitiful eyes those who were struggling with sorrow, suffering, and distress; and I would fain cut short the discipline and give deliverance.
  我把这事想了又想。许多时侯我们看见人们在忧愁，困苦，艰难中挣扎，我们觉得很是可怜；我们常愿意把神的法则变更，给他们属人的帮助。
• As we walked home, I would fain have enlightened my charge on the characters of the people we had quitted; but she got it into her head that I was prejudiced against them.
  在我们走回来的时候，我真想谈谈我们刚离开的这些人的性格，以此来开导开导我所照顾的人；可是她已经有了成见，反倒说我对他们有偏见了。
• But, to all these shadowy beings, so long our near acquaintances, as well Roger Chillingworth as his companions, we would fain be merciful.
  然而，对于所有这些阴影式的人物，只要是我们的熟人不管是罗杰齐灵渥斯，抑或是他的伙伴，我们还不得不显示点仁慈。
• And I fain would have you sing it with fullness of heart; yet I would not have you lose your hearts in the singing.
  我祈愿你全心去唱它；然而却不愿你们在歌唱之中迷失了灵魂。
• We made her stop: she'd fain have ridden forwards, afeard you should be uneasy.
  是我们叫她停下来的。她想骑马向前去，又怕你不放心。