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Averse Sth əˈvɜːs Liking əˈvɜːrs Adjective Wanting Opposed

To be "averse" means to be strongly opposed or unwilling to do something, often used with "to."

averse (不愿意的;反对的;厌恶的)

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/əvɜ͟ː(r)s/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不愿意的;反对的 If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it.
  [usu with neg]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He's not averse to publicity, of the right kind.

    他不反对正当的宣传。


Oxford averse / əˈvɜːs ; NAmE əˈvɜːrs / adjective [not before noun ] 1 not averseto sth / to doing sth liking sth or wanting to do sth; not opposed to doing sth 喜欢;想做;不反对做 ◆ I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn't averse to the idea. 我向凯特提起这个想法,她不反对。 2 averseto sth / to doing sth ( formal) not liking sth or wanting to do sth; opposed to doing sth 不喜欢;不想做;反对做 ◆ He was averse to any change. 他反对任何改变。 averse / əˈvɜːs ; NAmE əˈvɜːrs /
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aversea‧verse /əˈvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ adjective
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1not be averse to something to quite enjoy something, especially something that is slightly wrong or bad for you:  I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me.2formal unwilling to do something or not liking somethingbe averse to (doing) something Jim is averse to using chemicals in the garden. Some banks are risk averse (=do not like taking a risk).
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averse

[əˈvɜ:s]

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反对的(59%),厌恶的(41%)
adj.反对的;不愿意的

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