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loath adj.不愿意的；勉强的=loathe；loth. (1) 我不愿和他一起去。(2) 她似乎不愿意离开。(3) 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。 The adjective loath is used to describe being extremely opposed to something. The term is generally followed by to — "The teacher was loath to let the students turn in papers late, but he made an exception for the girl who had missed class due to illness."

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英 [ləʊθ] 美 [loʊθ] (1) I loath to go with him.(2) She seemed somewhat loath to depart.(3) He is loath to get out of bed on cold morning. If you are loath to do something, you really don't want to do it. If you are reluctant to go swimming, people will say you are loath to swim, but if they are really mean — they may throw you in anyway. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不乐意的；不情愿的；勉强的 If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it.   [v-link ADJ to-inf]She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty...她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax.新任财政部长似乎不愿削减所得税。

英语单词	loath
英美音标	英 [ləʊθ] 美 [loʊθ]
中文释义	adj.不愿意的；勉强的 =loathe；loth.
英语例句	(1) I loath to go with him. (2) She seemed somewhat loath to depart. (3) He is loath to get out of bed on cold morning.
中文例句	(1) 我不愿和他一起去。 (2) 她似乎不愿意离开。 (3) 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。
vocabulary简明	If you are loath to do something, you really don't want to do it. If you are reluctant to go swimming, people will say you are loath to swim, but if they are really mean — they may throw you in anyway.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective loath is used to describe being extremely opposed to something. The term is generally followed by to — "The teacher was loath to let the students turn in papers late, but he made an exception for the girl who had missed class due to illness."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不乐意的；不情愿的；勉强的 If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it. [v-link ADJ to-inf] She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty... 她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。 The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax. 新任财政部长似乎不愿削减所得税。

Loath 英 Ləʊθ] 美 Loʊθ Adj.不愿意的；勉强的 =Loathe；Loth I Depart