| 单词 | reluctant |
| 释义 | reluctant reluctant /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/ adjective ► C1 not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: » [+ to infinitive] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.» Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.» She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.Thesaurus+: ↑Unwilling and reluctant , ↑Ready and willing , ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasmreluctantly /-li/ adverb ► C1» She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.Thesaurus+: ↑Unwilling and reluctant , ↑Ready and willing , ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasm • • • Extra Examples:» The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in civil war.» I'm a bit reluctant to get involved.» The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis.» The government is understandably reluctant to do anything which might spoil the harmonious relations between the country's ethnic groups.» A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water. |
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