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reluctance n.不愿；勉强；[电]磁阻 (1) 我不太愿意告诉她这个消息。(2) 他不愿考虑运动员以外的职业给他带来的不幸。(3) 我不知道他是否感觉到我不愿和他走在一起被人看到。(4) 她极为勉强地这么说。(5) 他不过是表面上不愿意罢了。 If you'd rather not do something, you feel a sense of reluctance about it. You pause for a moment, maybe to consider whether you should really go through with it, or just to enjoy the last moment before it happens. The word comes from the Latin reluctari, or to struggle against. There's always a struggle when reluctance is present, in that you feel pressure to do something or in not agreeing right away, someone is going to be disappointed.

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英 [rɪ'lʌktəns] 美 [rɪ'lʌktəns] (1) I felt a certain reluctance to tell her the news.(2) His reluctance to think of a nonsports career caught up with him.(3) I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks.(4) She said this with great reluctance.(5) His reluctance was only apparent. Reluctance means "unwillingness." Your reluctance to travel on an airplane would be understandable if you glimpsed the pilot and copilot wearing party hats and blowing noisemakers.

英语单词	reluctance
英美音标	英 [rɪ'lʌktəns] 美 [rɪ'lʌktəns]
中文释义	n.不愿；勉强；[电]磁阻
英语例句	(1) I felt a certain reluctance to tell her the news. (2) His reluctance to think of a nonsports career caught up with him. (3) I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. (4) She said this with great reluctance. (5) His reluctance was only apparent.
中文例句	(1) 我不太愿意告诉她这个消息。 (2) 他不愿考虑运动员以外的职业给他带来的不幸。 (3) 我不知道他是否感觉到我不愿和他走在一起被人看到。 (4) 她极为勉强地这么说。 (5) 他不过是表面上不愿意罢了。
vocabulary简明	Reluctance means "unwillingness." Your reluctance to travel on an airplane would be understandable if you glimpsed the pilot and copilot wearing party hats and blowing noisemakers.
vocabulary扩展	If you'd rather not do something, you feel a sense of reluctance about it. You pause for a moment, maybe to consider whether you should really go through with it, or just to enjoy the last moment before it happens. The word comes from the Latin reluctari, or to struggle against. There's always a struggle when reluctance is present, in that you feel pressure to do something or in not agreeing right away, someone is going to be disappointed.

Reluctance I Feel Struggle 英 Rɪ'Lʌktəns] 美 Rɪ'Lʌktəns N.不愿；勉强；[电]磁阻