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Reluctantly 英 Rɪ'Lʌktəntli] 美 Rɪ'Lʌktəntli Adv.不情愿地;勉强地 Boarded Ship Child

英语单词 reluctantly
英美音标 英 [rɪ'lʌktəntli] 美 [rɪ'lʌktəntli]
中文释义 adv.不情愿地;勉强地
英语例句 (1) He boarded the ship reluctantly.
(2) That child goes out reluctantly to dump rubbish.
(3) She upheld her hand reluctantly.
(4) Archer withdrew reluctantly with the unwelcome documents.
中文例句 (1) 他不情愿地上了船。
(2) 那小孩不情愿地出去倒垃圾。
(3) 她勉强地举起手来。
(4) 阿切尔带着那些令人讨厌的文件勉强地走了。
vocabulary简明 Reluctantly means "with hesitation, doubt or dread." You might reluctantly walk into the dentist's office for your appointment, knowing that your mouth would soon be in pain.
vocabulary扩展 The adverb reluctantly comes from the root word reluctant, meaning "unwilling, disinclined." When you do something reluctantly, you don't really want to do it. For example, if you answer a question reluctantly, you will first stall or try to change the subject. If your friend reluctantly agreed to help you move to your new house, you know she felt obligated to say "yes." Better buy her dinner, at the very least.

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