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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p .
pr .
of reluctari .
See {
Reluct }.]
1 .
Striving against ;
opposed in desire ;
unwilling ;
disinclined ;
loth .
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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 }.
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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 Synonym Discussion of Reluctant
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 Simple Definition - Merriam-Webster The simple definition of RELUCTANT is feeling or showing doubt about doing something : not willing or eager to do something
Reluctant - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com If the adjective reluctant applies to you, it means that you are undergoing some inner struggle and are unwilling or unable to decide
RELUCTANT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com RELUCTANT definition: unwilling; disinclined See examples of reluctant used in a sentence
RELUCTANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary RELUCTANT meaning: 1 not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: 2 not willing to do something and… Learn more
RELUCTANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 2 meanings: 1 not eager; unwilling; disinclined 2 archaic offering resistance or opposition Click for more definitions
RELUCTANT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary SYNONYMS 1 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 loath describes extreme disinclination: loath to part from a friend averse, used with to and a noun or a gerund, describes a long-held dislike
RELUCTANT Synonyms Antonyms - 63 words - Thesaurus. com Find 63 different ways to say RELUCTANT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
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 Not to be confused with: reticent – unwilling to speak; reserved; taciturn,