reluctant; unwilling
不情愿的
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I was loath to leave .我不愿离开。
"Old English
adj. 不情愿的
Lucy was loath to leave the room.
露西不情愿离开房间。
He was loath to admit that this man was his father.
他不愿意承认这个男人是他的父亲。
He was loath to swallow the terrible lunch.
他勉强咽下了这顿难吃的午饭。
I'm loath to spend it all at once.
我不想把它一次花光
He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。
I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不愿意用手去抓那个闪亮的黄铜门环以免把它弄脏。
Sensing he held the advantage, Mr. Danbar was loath to change the subject.
丹巴先生觉得占有优势,不愿改变话题。
He encouraged Humphrey to talk, and he was nothing loath.
他鼓励汉弗莱说话,汉弗莱也很乐意说。
The doctor himself was loath to go, for the Alp had become as a home to him.
医生自己也不愿意离开,因为高山牧场已然成了他的家。
词根 loath
loathly adj. 讨厌的;可恶的 adv. 不情愿地
loath是英语单词 英[ləʊθ]美[loʊθ] adj.不愿意的;勉强的=loathe;loth.
reluctant; unwilling
不情愿的
我不愿离开。
"Old English