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单词 loath
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
loath /loʊθ, loʊð/USA pronunciation   adj. [be + ~ + to + verb]
  1. unwilling;
    reluctant:is loath to admit a mistake.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
loath  (lōth, lōᵺ),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unwilling;
    reluctant;
    disinclined;
    averse:to be loath to admit a mistake.
Also, loth. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English loth, lath, Old English lāth hostile, hateful; cognate with Dutch leed, German leid sorry, Old Norse leithr hateful
loath′ness, n. 
    See reluctant. 
    eager.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loath, loth /ləʊθ/ adj
  1. (usually followed by to) reluctant or unwilling
  2. nothing loath ⇒ willing
Etymology: Old English lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse leithr
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