reluctant
adjective uk/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/ us/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/
C1 勉强的;不情愿的
not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
[ + to infinitive ] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave. 我玩得很开心，都不愿意离开了。
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children. 很多父母都不愿意和儿女们敞开心扉交谈。
She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her. 她说服了丈夫跟她一起去佛罗里达旅游，尽管他不太情愿。
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- The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in civil war.
- I'm a bit reluctant to get involved.
- The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis.
- The government is understandably reluctant to do anything which might spoil the harmonious relations between the country's ethnic groups.
- A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water.