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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryun·will·ing\-ˈwi-liŋ\ adjective DATE before 12th century : not willing: a. loath, reluctant was unwilling to learn b. done or given reluctantly unwilling approval c. offering opposition : obstinate an unwilling student• un·will·ing·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb• un·will·ing·ness noun English Etymologyunwilling O.E. unwillende, from un- (1) "not" + willing. Re-formed 16c. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ unwillingun·will·ing / Qn5wiliN / adjective1. [not usually before noun] ~ (to do sth) not wanting to do sth and refusing to do it 不情愿；不愿意: They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project. 他们不想在这个项目上再增加投资。 She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details. 她不能,或不愿意,向我提供进一步的细节。 2. [only before noun] not wanting to do or be sth, but forced to by other people 勉强的；无奈的；迫不得已的 SYN reluctant : an unwilling hero 自己不愿却被抬举的英雄 He became the unwilling object of her attention. 他受到她的青睐实非所愿。 OPP willing • un·will·ing·ly adv. • un·will·ing·ness noun [U] OLTunwilling adj.⇨ reluctantWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedun·willing\“+\ adjective1. a. : withholding consent : averse, opposed < the radicals were unwilling to this — R.W.Winston > < the judge was unwilling that the witness be recalled > b. : unwilled < 'twas a fault unwilling — Shakespeare > < the unwilling honor of being the most talked-of man in the musical world — George Copeland > c. : not favorably inclined : loath, reluctant < pride makes them unwilling to appear to be in any way subordinate — James Bryce > < could not dance and was unwilling to learn > < his unwilling accomplice from beginning to end — G.G.Coulton >2. : offering opposition : obstinate, refractory < two horses, one of which is … sluggish, lazy and unwilling — Rex Warner > < fought against nature and an unwilling soil — W.C.Dickinson >• un·will·ing·ly adverb

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