剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - reluctant collapse

reluctant
/rɪ'lʌk.tənt/
adjective
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* not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
勉强的；不情愿的

1. [+ to infinitive] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.
我玩得很开心，都不愿意离开了。

2. Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
很多父母都不愿意和儿女们敞开心扉交谈。

3. She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.
她说服了丈夫跟她一起去佛罗里达旅游，尽管他不太情愿。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - reluctant collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词勉强的;不情愿的 If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm.

【搭配模式】：usu v-link ADJ to-inf

  • Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...

    斯佩罗先生不愿意寻求帮助。

  • The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing.

    警方很不愿意卷入这类事情。

reluctantly

  • We have reluctantly agreed to let him go.

    我们不情愿地同意放他走。

reluctance

  • Ministers have shown extreme reluctance to explain their position to the media.

    部长们极不情愿向媒体解释他们的立场。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - reluctant collapse

reluctant
re·luc·tant / ri5lQktEnt / adjective    ~ (to do sth) hesitating before doing sth 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:
   reluctant agreement
   勉强同意
   She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
   她不愿承认自己有错。
   He finally gave a reluctant smile.
   他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。
   a reluctant hero (= a person who does not want to be called a hero)
   不情愿做英雄的英雄
• re·luc·tance / -Ens / noun [U, sing.] ~ (to do sth) :
   There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.
   雇主们仍然不太愿意涉足这项工程。
   They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
   他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。
• re·luc·tant·ly adv.:
   We reluctantly agreed to go with her.
   我们勉强答应跟她一起去。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - reluctant collapse

reluctant adj.

• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem Students may feel ~ to ask questions. | become | remain

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | decidedly, deeply, remarkably | increasingly | a little, slightly, etc. | almost For a moment, he felt almost ~ to leave. | apparently, seemingly | clearly | initially | curiously, strangely She was curiously ~ to talk about the experience. | understandably Children are sometimes understandably ~ to wear glasses.

Reluctant is used with these nouns: acceptance, admiration, convert, hero, reader, warrior, witness

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - reluctant collapse

reluctant

adjective

reluctant ♦︎ unwilling ♦︎ grudgingThese words all describe a person who does not want to do sth or a thing that sb does not want to do. 这些词均表示不情愿的、勉强的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆reluctant / unwilling to do sth◆reluctant / unwilling / grudging acceptance◆a reluctant / grudging admiration / admission◆a reluctant / an unwilling participant■ reluctant rɪˈlʌktənt hesitating before doing sth 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◆She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.她不愿承认自己有错。◆They nodded in reluctant agreement.他们不太情愿地点头同意了。◆He finally gave a reluctant smile.他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。 OPP eager ⇨ eager ▸ reluctance

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.雇主们仍然不太愿意涉足这项工程。▸ reluctantly

adverb

◆We reluctantly agreed to go with her.我们勉强答应跟她一起去。■ unwilling not wanting to do sth and refusing to do it; not wanting to do or be sth but forced to by other people 不情愿的；不愿意的；勉强的；迫不得已的◆They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.他们不想在这个项目上再追加投资。◆He became the unwilling object of her affection.他受到她的青睐实非所愿。OPP willing ⇨ helpful ▸ unwillingly

adverb

◆Unwillingly she raised her eyes to his.她不情愿地抬眼与他对视。▸ unwillingness

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆the government's unwillingness to reform政府对改革的不情愿■ grudging [usually before noun] given or done unwillingly 勉强的；不情愿的◆There was grudging admiration in his voice.他的声音中透出不情愿的赞赏。  see also begrudge ⇨ resent ▸ grudgingly

adverb

◆She grudgingly admitted that I was right.她勉强承认我是对的。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - reluctant collapse

reluctant

adjective
1 she persuaded her reluctant parents to buy her a cat | the reluctant resignation of the Defence Minister
UNWILLING , disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, resisting, opposed, antipathetic; involuntary, forced; hesitant.
-opposite(s): WILLING, EAGER.

2 he is presented as a reluctant hero | Hilary gave a reluctant smile
SHY , bashful, coy, retiring, diffident, reserved, restrained, withdrawn, shrinking, timid, timorous, sheepish, unconfident, insecure, unsure, suspicious, unassertive; apprehensive, fearful; rare costive.
-opposite(s): EAGER, READY.

3 the man was reluctant to leave
LOATH , unwilling, disinclined, not in the mood, indisposed, sorry, averse, slow, chary of; not in favour of, against, opposed to; hesitant, diffident about, bashful about, shy about, coy about; ashamed, afraid; {be reluctant}
HESITATE (TO) , hate to, not like to, not have the heart to, hang back (from), drag one's feet/heels (over), waver (about), vacillate (about), think twice about, baulk at, demur (from), mind doing something, recoil from, shrink from, shy away from, flinch from, have scruples about, scruple about, have misgivings about, have qualms about; informal be cagey (about), boggle (at); archaic disrelish something.
-opposite(s): WILLING, EAGER, READY.

词源记忆 - reluctant collapse

reluctant 勉强的，不情愿的
来自拉丁语reluctari, 扭打，抵抗，来自re-, 相对，对着干；luctari, 缠绕，扭打，词源同leg, ineluctable。引申词义勉强的，不情愿的。