reluctant
英[rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt]
美[rɪ'lʌktənt]
英英释意
- 1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;
- "a reluctant smile"
- "loath to admit a mistake"
- "unwilling to face facts"
- 2. unwilling to become involved;
- "they were usually reluctant to socialize"
- "reluctant to help"
- 3. not eager;
- "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"
- "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"
- "reluctant to help"