| 单词 | unwilling |
| 释义 | unwilling (ʌnwɪlɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usu v-link, usually ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 If you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it and will not agree to do it. Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat. For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it. Synonyms: disinclined, reluctant, averse, loath unwillingness uncountable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] ...their unwillingness to accept responsibility for mistakes. ...the unwillingness of banks to grant loans. Synonyms: reluctance, resistance, refusal, opposition 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use unwilling to describe someone who does not really want to do the thing they are doing. A youthful teacher, he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics. She was certainly an unwilling victim of circumstances. Synonyms: reluctant, grudging, unenthusiastic, resistant unwillingly adverb [ADVERB with verb] My beard had started to grow, and I had unwillingly complied with the order to shave it off. Unwillingly, she moved aside. Collocations: simply unwilling For those simply unwilling to change, you would be justified, after consultation and negotiation on the additional days of holiday, to consider dismissing them. Times, Sunday Times Or simply unwilling to scrabble around in the dirt for a pittance and live six to a room like their new competitors. Times, Sunday Times Are businesses incapable of using it or simply unwilling to invest? Times, Sunday Times Many social workers are simply unwilling to contemplate it. Times, Sunday Times If, unlike her, you are simply unwilling to spend the summer squinting around your frames, don't worry - a maximalist backlash has also taken hold. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不愿意的 Japanese: 気が進まない |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。