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Reluctant Rɪˈlʌktənt Reluctance Awl Rɪˈlʌktəns Rɪˈlʌktəntli Reluctantly Agreed

Reluctant means unwilling or hesitant to do something, often done slowly or without enthusiasm.

reluctant 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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[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。


Oxford re·luc·tant AWL / rɪˈlʌktənt ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktənt / adjective hesitating 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·tance AWL / rɪˈlʌktəns ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktəns / 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·ly AWL / rɪˈlʌktəntli ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktəntli / adverb We reluctantly agreed to go with her. 我们勉强答应跟她一起去。 re·luc·tant / rɪˈlʌktənt ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktənt / re·luc·tance / rɪˈlʌktəns ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktəns / re·luc·tant·ly / rɪˈlʌktəntli ; NAmE rɪˈlʌktəntli /
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reluctantre‧luc‧tant /rɪˈlʌktənt/ ●●○ AWL adjective
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slow and unwilling OPP  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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不情愿的(65%),勉强的(35%)
adj.不情愿的;勉强的;顽抗的

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