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reluctant

adjective
 
/rɪˈlʌktənt/
/rɪˈlʌktənt/
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  1. hesitating before doing something because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do不情愿的；勉强的
    • He finally gave a reluctant smile.他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。
    • They nodded in reluctant agreement.他们不太情愿地点头同意了。
    • reluctant to do something She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.她不愿承认自己有错。
    • a reluctant hero (= a person who does not want to be called a hero)不情愿做英雄的英雄
    opposite eager
    Extra Examples
    • For a moment, he felt almost reluctant to leave.他一时感到几乎不愿意离开。
    • She was curiously reluctant to talk about the experience.很奇怪，她不愿谈论那次经历。
    • Students may feel reluctant to ask questions.学生可能不愿意提问。
    • The monarchy was notoriously reluctant to embrace change.那个君主国不愿变革，这点众人皆知。
    • He was understandably reluctant to act as a witness.可以理解，他不愿意担任证人。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘writhing, offering opposition’): from Latin reluctant- ‘struggling against’, from the verb reluctari, from re- (expressing intensive force) + luctari ‘to struggle’.

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