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单词 reluctantly
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Definition of reluctantly in English:

reluctantly

adverb rɪˈlʌkt(ə)ntlirəˈləkt(ə)ntli
  • In an unwilling and hesitant way.

    he reluctantly agrees to do his duty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Inefficient or poorly located facilities are closed, sometimes reluctantly, by a board of directors.
    • His father disapproves of the pram, which his mother reluctantly returns.
    • By the 1880s, however, there were quite a number of women in the profession and the Association reluctantly admitted them as members.
    • He reluctantly agrees, despite his best friend's misgivings.
    • The judge in the case reluctantly decided to drop the charges, citing a lack of evidence.
    • In 2002, the party reluctantly admitted the members ' average age was 65.
    • The woman paused, then nodded reluctantly, opening her door wider, letting them in.
    • He finds himself reluctantly succumbing to his suppressed passion.
    • The scared young man reluctantly took the note home to his mother, dreading the impending punishment.
    • Two-thirds of bar owners spoken to said they would reluctantly accept the law.
 
 

Definition of reluctantly in US English:

reluctantly

adverbrəˈləkt(ə)ntlērəˈləkt(ə)ntli
  • In an unwilling and hesitant way.

    he reluctantly agrees to do his duty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two-thirds of bar owners spoken to said they would reluctantly accept the law.
    • Inefficient or poorly located facilities are closed, sometimes reluctantly, by a board of directors.
    • His father disapproves of the pram, which his mother reluctantly returns.
    • By the 1880s, however, there were quite a number of women in the profession and the Association reluctantly admitted them as members.
    • He reluctantly agrees, despite his best friend's misgivings.
    • In 2002, the party reluctantly admitted the members ' average age was 65.
    • The judge in the case reluctantly decided to drop the charges, citing a lack of evidence.
    • The woman paused, then nodded reluctantly, opening her door wider, letting them in.
    • The scared young man reluctantly took the note home to his mother, dreading the impending punishment.
    • He finds himself reluctantly succumbing to his suppressed passion.
 
 
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