reluctant
英 [rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt]
美[rɪ'lʌktənt]
- adj. 不情愿的;勉强的;顽抗的
英英释意
- 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"
双语例句
- 1. We were reluctant to start the long trudge home.
- 我们很不愿意踏上如此漫长艰辛的回家之路。
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- 2. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.
- 科学机构一直不愿作出更正。
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- 3. I am reluctant to trust anyone totally, Your Excellency.
- 我不想完全相信任何人,阁下。
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- 4. He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.
- 他说没有,而且奇怪的是似乎不愿谈及此事。
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- 5. Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia.
- 日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。
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