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reluctant

reluctant
[英] [riˈlʌktənt] [美] [rɪˈlʌktənt] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 勉强的;不情愿的 If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm. 

  • Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...

    斯佩罗先生不愿意寻求帮助。

  • The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing.

    警方很不愿意卷入这类事情。

reluctantly

  • We have reluctantly agreed to let him go.

    我们不情愿地同意放他走。

reluctance

  • Ministers have shown extreme reluctance to explain their position to the media.

    部长们极不情愿向媒体解释他们的立场。

Adjective

1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;

  • "a reluctant smile"
  • "loath to admit a mistake"
  • "unwilling to face facts"

2. unwilling to become involved;

  • "they were usually reluctant to socialize"
  • "reluctant to help"

3. not eager;

  • "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"
  • "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"
  • "reluctant to help"
1. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
两个月的婴儿并不显得不肯下水。

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2. Children are sometimes understandably reluctant to wear glasses that are ugly or uncomfortable.
孩子们有时不愿意戴难看或不舒服的眼镜，这是可以理解的。

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3. He gave me a reluctant assistance.
他很不情愿地给了我帮助。

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4. He was reluctant to strike such an undignified pose before his girlfriend.
他不愿意在女友面前摆出这种有失尊严的姿态。

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5. He was very reluctant to go away.
他很不愿意离去。

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6. I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
我极不愿意让他去干此事。

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7. Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.
商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物。

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8. The police are reluctant to step in.
警察不愿插手干预。

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9. The workers are reluctant to be ordered around by the employers.
工人们不愿被雇主们差来遣去地随便使唤。

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10. This is a soil reluctant to the plough.
这土地很难耕作。

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