loath
英 [ləʊθ]
美 [loʊθ]
adj. 不情愿; 不乐意; 勉强
复数：loaths
BNC.19026 / COCA.16958
同义词辨析
reluctantloathunwilling【导航词义：不情愿的】
reluctantadj. 勉强的，不情愿的
〔辨析〕
指做某事很不情愿或很犹豫的。
〔例证〕
He was reluctant to mention his past experiences.
他不愿意提及过去的经历。
His girlfriend just gave a reluctant smile.
他的女友只是勉强笑了笑。
他不愿意提及过去的经历。
His girlfriend just gave a reluctant smile.
他的女友只是勉强笑了笑。
loathadj. 〈正式〉不情愿的，勉强的
〔辨析〕
指不愿意做某事的，通常用于 be loath to do sth 结构中。
〔例证〕
Why was he loath to tell his friend that his company was in trouble?
为什么他不愿告诉朋友他的公司遇到困难了？
Adolescent students are usually loath to chat with their parents about what happened in school.
青春期的学生通常不愿意和父母聊学校的事。
为什么他不愿告诉朋友他的公司遇到困难了？
Adolescent students are usually loath to chat with their parents about what happened in school.
青春期的学生通常不愿意和父母聊学校的事。
unwillingadj. 不愿意的；不情愿的
〔辨析〕
作“不愿意的”解时，表示不想做某事而且予以拒绝，只作表语；作“不情愿的”解时，表示不想做某事但还是做了，只作定语。
〔例证〕
She was either unwilling or she just didn't have that book.
她要么是不愿意借，要么就是根本没有那本书。
The manager had no choice but to pay those unwilling helpers.
经理没有办法，只好付钱给那些不情愿的帮忙者。
她要么是不愿意借，要么就是根本没有那本书。
The manager had no choice but to pay those unwilling helpers.
经理没有办法，只好付钱给那些不情愿的帮忙者。
牛津词典
adj.
- 不情愿；不乐意；勉强
not willing to do sth- He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。
- He was loath to admit his mistake.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不乐意的；不情愿的；勉强的
If you areloath todo something, you do not want to do it.- She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty...
她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。 - The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax.
新任财政部长似乎不愿削减所得税。
- She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty...
英英释义
adj
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
- a reluctant smile
- loath to admit a mistake
双语例句
- Not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loath to sell poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully procuring my own.
我倒不是不愿意把佐立给船长，而是我不愿意出卖这可怜的孩子的自由。在我争取自由的逃跑过程中，他对我可谓忠心耿耿。 - I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。 - Several Beijing partners and sponsors who could be affected by the flap have been loath to comment.
几家可能受影响的北京奥组委合作伙伴和赞助商一直不愿就此发表看法。 - Organizers of the Lisbon conference say they are loath to create international rules.
据麦耶讲，葡萄牙里斯本会议的组织者说，他们对建立国际规则不太情愿。 - You may be in a job you hate and loath these appraisals of your work.
也许你不喜欢这份工作，不愿意评价这份工作。 - So the organization is loath to criticize a member country, but instead works behind the scenes.
因此该组织不愿意批评成员国，相反，它在幕后开展工作。 - But in public these companies are loath to say anything even halfway critical.
但在公开场合，这些公司不愿作出任何批评。 - Children are very conservative where food is concerned, they are very loath to try anything out of the ordinary.
孩子们在食物上非常保守，他们非常不愿意尝任何特殊的东西。 - He consented at once, nothing loath.
他非常乐意地立即同意了。 - She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty
她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。