reluctant

🇬🇧 UK/ri'lʌktәnt/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Unwilling or hesitant to do something.

不情愿的,勉强的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
luctroot
+
antperforming, being in a state
=reluctant

Common Collocations

  • 1.reluctant to admit不情愿承认
  • 2.reluctant hero不情愿的英雄
  • 3.be reluctant to change不愿改变
  • 4.give reluctant approval勉强批准

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was reluctant to admit that she had made a mistake.

  • 2.

    The reluctant student finally agreed to join the debate team.

  • 3.

    He gave a reluctant nod and signed the contract.

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