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单词 reluctant
释义 reluctant
 —reluctantly,  adv.  
 /ri luk"teuhnt/,  adj.  
  1. unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
  2. struggling in opposition.
 [1655-65; < L reluctant- (s. of reluctans), prp. of reluctari. See RELUCT, -ANT]
 Syn. 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 or unwillingness, though not a particularly strong feeling: averse to an idea; averse to getting up early.
 Ant. 1. willing.
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