reluctance

英 [rɪ'lʌktəns]

美 [rɪ'lʌktəns]

n.  不情愿; 磁阻; 厌恶; 反抗 (to; at)

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BNC.5608 / COCA.6979

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 勉强的;不情愿的
  If you arereluctant todo something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm.
  1. Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...
     斯佩罗先生不愿意寻求帮助。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a certain degree of unwillingness
  1. a reluctance to commit himself
  2. his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
  3. after some hesitation he agreed
  Synonym:hesitancyhesitationdisinclinationindisposition
• (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

双语例句

• This reluctance to move towards a democratic state is typical of totalitarian regimes
  不愿朝民主制国家迈进是极权主义政权的特性。
• However, this goal has been threatened by the reluctance of investors to build new reactors.
  然而，这一目标受到了威胁投资者不愿兴建新的反应堆。
• We understand your reluctance to take this case.
  我们理解你不愿意接受这个案子。
• I understand your reluctance to trust me.
  我理解你们不信任我。
• There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.
  没有比建议更让我们不情愿接受的了。
• They parted with reluctance.
  他们依依不舍地分手了。
• Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver's plans led to trouble.
  卡门不愿接受德赖弗的计划，由此引来了麻烦。
• The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
  对话已经破裂了，原因主要是因为一些政府成员不愿意和犯罪分子达成协议。
• He agreed to help but with great reluctance.
  虽然不愿意但他还是答应帮忙了。
• Jack, I understand your reluctance.
  杰克我明白你的不情愿。