with the best will in the world

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   儘管已盡心竭力；儘管真心願意

   used to say that you cannot do sth, even though you really want to

   With the best will in the world, I'm just helpless.

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• With the best will in the world, I'm just helpless.Night and the City1950
• Best cookies in the world.The Princess Switch2018
• It is the best job in the world.We Bought a Zoo2011
• That, sis, is the best Seeker in the world.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005
• This has to be the best chocolate in the world.Wonka2023
• You are the best manager in the world!Yesterday2019
• It's the best thing in the world when you're sick.She Loves Me2016
• I was the best thief in the world.The Bad Guys2022

在完整場景裡學

• 四海本色1950
  • 兜售發財藥丸被拒：come to your senses（幡然醒悟）
  • 畫室裡借錢又聊哈里：an artist without an art（空有藝術家之名）
  • 進俱樂部先立規矩：start off on the right foot（開個好頭）

同一詞條的短語

• against your will
• at will
• where there's a will there's a way
• with a will