| 词组 | reluctant |
| 释义 | reluctant /rɪˈlʌktənt/ adjective not wanting to do somethingadverbshighly/extremely reluctant His mother is extremely reluctant to lend him the money.initially reluctant/reluctant at first Kennedy was initially reluctant to support the proposal.understandably reluctant The old man is understandably reluctant to agree to sell the house he has lived in for 50 years.strangely/curiously reluctant The local people seemed strangely reluctant to help us.verbsseem/appear reluctant The politician appeared reluctant to answer any of the interviewer’s questions.feel reluctant Helen felt reluctant to criticize her parents.nounsreluctant acceptance/agreement She nodded her head in reluctant acceptance of the situation.reluctant admiration John could not help noticing, with reluctant admiration, that his opponent seemed much less frightened than he was.a reluctant participant He was a reluctant participant in the contest and had only agreed to take part at the last moment.a reluctant hero Ford play’s the part of the film’s reluctant hero.phrasescome to the reluctant conclusion that... They came to the reluctant conclusion that some workers would have to be made redundant.THESAURUS: reluctant → unwilling |
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