[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
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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。
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We have reluctantly agreed to let him go.
我们不情愿地同意放他走。
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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。
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re·luc·tantAWL/rɪˈlʌktənt; NAmErɪˈlʌktənt/adjectivehesitating before doing sth because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do 不情愿的;勉强的◆reluctant agreement勉强同意reluctant(to do sth) ◆She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.她不愿承认自己有错。◆He finally gave a reluctant smile.他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。◆a reluctant hero(= a person who does not want to be called a hero)不情愿做英雄的英雄▶re·luc·tanceAWL/rɪˈlʌktəns; NAmErɪˈlʌktəns/noun[uncountable , singular ]reluctance(to do sth) ◆There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.雇主们仍然不太愿意涉足这项计划。◆They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。re·luc·tant·lyAWL/rɪˈlʌktəntli; NAmErɪˈlʌktəntli/adverb◆We reluctantly agreed to go with her.我们勉强答应跟她一起去。re·luc·tant/rɪˈlʌktənt; NAmErɪˈlʌktənt/re·luc·tance/rɪˈlʌktəns; NAmErɪˈlʌktəns/re·luc·tant·ly/rɪˈlʌktəntli; NAmErɪˈlʌktəntli/
slow and unwillingOPP willing: She gave a reluctant smile.reluctant to do something Maddox was reluctant to talk about it.—reluctantly adverb: Reluctantly, he agreed.
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