reluctant 音标拼音: [rɪl'ʌktənt] [ril'ʌktənt]
a . 勉强的,不情愿的,厌恶的
勉强的,不情愿的,厌恶的
reluctant adj 1 :
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom ; "
a reluctant smile "; "
loath to admit a mistake " [
synonym :
{
loath }, {
loth }, {
reluctant }]
2 :
disinclined to become involved ; "
they were usually reluctant to socialize "; "
reluctant to help "
3 :
not eager ; "
foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways "; "
fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him "
Reluctant \
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a . [
L .
reluctans , -
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pr .
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See {
Reluct }.]
1 .
Striving against ;
opposed in desire ;
unwilling ;
disinclined ;
loth .
[
1913 Webster ]
Reluctant ,
but in vain . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
Reluctant now I touched the trembling string .
--
Tickell .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Proceeding from an unwilling mind ;
granted with reluctance ;
as ,
reluctant obedience . --
Mitford .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Averse ;
unwilling ;
loth ;
disinclined ;
repugnant ;
backward ;
coy .
See {
Averse }.
[
1913 Webster ]
116 Moby Thesaurus words for "
reluctant ":
afraid ,
ambling ,
antagonistic ,
apathetic ,
averse ,
backward ,
balking ,
balky ,
calculating ,
careful ,
cautious ,
chary ,
circumspect ,
claudicant ,
complaining ,
crawling ,
creeping ,
creeping like snail ,
deliberate ,
dilatory ,
disinclined ,
disputatious ,
disputing ,
dissentient ,
dissenting ,
easy ,
faltering ,
flagging ,
foot -
dragging ,
fractious ,
gentle ,
gradual ,
grudging ,
halting ,
hesitant ,
hobbled ,
hobbling ,
idle ,
indifferent ,
indisposed ,
indolent ,
laggard ,
languid ,
languorous ,
lazy ,
leery ,
leisurely ,
limping ,
loath ,
lumbering ,
moderate ,
noncooperative ,
objecting ,
obstructive ,
on the barricades ,
opposed ,
perfunctory ,
poking ,
poky ,
proof against ,
protesting ,
rebellious ,
recalcitrant ,
refractory ,
relaxed ,
renitent ,
repellent ,
resistant ,
resisting ,
resistive ,
restive ,
retardant ,
retardative ,
sauntering ,
shuffling ,
shy ,
slack ,
slothful ,
slow ,
slow as death ,
slow as molasses ,
slow as slow ,
slow to ,
slow -
crawling ,
slow -
foot ,
slow -
going ,
slow -
legged ,
slow -
moving ,
slow -
paced ,
slow -
poky ,
slow -
running ,
slow -
sailing ,
slow -
stepped ,
sluggish ,
snail -
paced ,
snaillike ,
staggering ,
strolling ,
tentative ,
toddling ,
tortoiselike ,
tottering ,
trudging ,
turtlelike ,
uncooperative ,
uneager ,
unenthusiastic ,
unhurried ,
unsubmissive ,
unwilling ,
unyielding ,
unzealous ,
up in arms ,
waddling ,
wary ,
withstanding
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RELUCTANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of RELUCTANT is feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness; also : having or assuming a specified role unwillingly How to use reluctant in a sentence
RELUCTANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary RELUCTANT definition: 1 not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: 2 not willing to do something and… Learn more
RELUCTANT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Reluctant definition: unwilling; disinclined See examples of RELUCTANT used in a sentence
reluctant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of reluctant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Reluctant - definition of reluctant by The Free Dictionary Define reluctant reluctant synonyms, reluctant pronunciation, reluctant translation, English dictionary definition of reluctant disinclined; unwilling to act: She’s reluctant to report him to the police
RELUCTANT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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 Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help
reluctant, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . reluctant, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
reluctant - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Reluctant, loath, averse describe disinclination toward something Reluctant implies some sort of mental struggle, as between disinclination and sense of duty: reluctant to expel students
Reluctant Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary RELUCTANT meaning: feeling or showing doubt about doing something not willing or eager to do something
reluctant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary reluctant (comparative more reluctant, superlative most reluctant) Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something synonyms quotations Synonyms: disinclined, loath, grudging She was reluctant to lend him the money Surprisingly, our new dog is a reluctant ball-retriever