They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.
他们雇了几个农工,但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost

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willing ['wɪlɪŋ] 词频2 词根: will
adj. 乐意的,愿意的;自愿的,心甘情愿的; v. will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
💡 will愿意 + ing 名词后缀→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid 反义:hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
work [wɝk] 词频1
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果; n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业; vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate 反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
long [lɔŋ] 词频1 词根: /lə/
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的; adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地; n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤; vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather 反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
employed
vt. 雇佣(employ的过去分词)
farmhands
(farmhand 的复数) n. 农场工人

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