词汇 | reluctance |
释义 | reluctance noun[ S or U ] uk /rɪˈlʌk.təns/ us /rɪˈlʌk.təns/ an unwillingness to do something: 勉强;不情愿 I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.我极不情愿地接受了他的辞呈。 [ + to infinitive ]Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable.她不愿意对媒体说什么,这是很容易理解的。 Her reluctance to contribute financially is going to cause problems for us. I fully understand his reluctance to leave his children. I don't understand her reluctance to come. He tried to explain his reluctance to get involved. The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to fail. Unwilling and reluctant arsed balk baulk be blowed if...idiom be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom begrudge deign disinclination disinclined disobliging drag your heels/feetidiom indisposed indisposition jib not have the stomach for somethingidiom rather you than meidiom reluctant reluctantly shagged wouldn't Examples of reluctancereluctance Physician attitudes and concerns were relatively more correlated with their ratings of reluctance to prescribe than with their actual frequency of prescribing. In contrast, it exhibited the reluctance of local officials to implement laws and regulations that went against local sentiments. This reasoning might explain the reluctance of most migrants to move to the towns. Both kings signalled their reluctance to create peers in order to enact the programme of the elected government. It is common for proper names to be used with great reluctance, for fear of giving offense or somehow intruding on a person's mystical selfhood. This is consistent with their reluctance to see the regulatory frameworks and concession contracts modified or renegotiated. Perhaps this is because there is a reluctance to become involved in physical experimentation with these materials and recognition of the high costs involved. Seen in this light some men's reluctance to pay child support becomes understandable. Given its reluctance to get involved and priority on trade, a compromise approach would have been within reach. The reluctance of some rabbis matched the zeal of others for drastic punishments. Were these responsible for peculiar labor market phenomena like layoffs and the reluctance of employers to reduce wages? Perhaps these considerations make the reluctance of the senior worker more acceptable than in the case of the tax-averse highly productive worker. The most commonly reported reason for not recommending hospice was patient's reluctance to accept diagnosis or resistance from family members. It is the two-pronged strategy that has led to private entrepreneurs' reluctance to play an important role in the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. The low switching rate is explained by limited real options and similarity in the sickness funds functioning, and reluctance to change providers. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withreluctancereluctanceThese are words often used in combination with reluctance. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. apparent reluctance There remains a faint whiff of scientism in the apparent reluctance of science and technology researchers to move away from some of the more cherished examples of the field. considerable reluctance There must be considerable reluctance to reject it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 extreme reluctance Both ideas were soon discarded since the increments in fish stress and their extreme reluctance to approach the system. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with reluctance |
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