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BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979

reluctance

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re·luc·tance /rɪˈlʌktəns/ ●○○ AWL noun [singular, uncountableU]  
when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing 勉强；不情愿
 Wells finally agreed, but with reluctance.
韦尔斯最终同意了，但很勉强。
reluctance to do something
 a reluctance to share information
不情愿分享信息
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
great/deep/extreme reluctance
He said the firm had made the job cuts with great reluctance.
considerable reluctance
There was considerable reluctance to question the chairman's judgment.
marked reluctance (=great and noticeable)
People showed a marked reluctance to accept that the situation was serious.
obvious reluctance
‘OK, ’ he said, with obvious reluctance.
understandable/natural reluctance
He had an understandable reluctance to accuse his friend of lying.
initial reluctance
Despite some initial reluctance, they approved the plan.
a certain reluctance
He showed a certain reluctance to come tonight.
Examples from the Corpus
reluctance• He handed it to Terry with a show of false reluctance, preceding it with a string of apologies.• There are various explanations for his reluctance to do so.• Other resistances or blocks to communication can be more than an initial reluctance to talk about the main issues.• And, with some initial reluctance the two men shook hands.• Despite this initial reluctance, the plan was approved as a pilot project.• With the greatest of reluctance, I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector.• With reluctance Theodora turned to go.
reluctance to do something• A subsidiary problem was a reluctance to raise rateable values, the basis of the property tax, in line with market prices.• Many organisations seemed to have an in-built reluctance to defend their actions or even to provide a constructive and forceful image.• What her first impressions of Calcutta were we shall never know, thanks to her reluctance to talk of such matters.• Cooper was in a state of disbelief, tempered only by his reluctance to believe he could possibly be convicted.• Hence his reluctance to start painting before he had mastered the incredibly difficult art of drawing - and drawing the figure especially.• What is surprising about the Metro is its reluctance to being screaming and howling when you start working the engine hard.• Some sectors, moreover, lagged behind completely, by force of circumstances or on account of reluctance to abandon traditional ways.• Davis found that the greater the probable handicap, the greater the reluctance to break the news.
re·luc·tance noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979
reluctance

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELUCTANCE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤considerable, deep, extreme, great, marked相當勉強；非常勉強；極為勉強；顯見的勉強➤a certain有些勉強◇I noticed a certain reluctance among the teachers.我注意到老師們有些勉為其難。➤clear, evident, obvious明顯不情願；顯然不情願➤apparent貌似不願意➤initial最初的不情願➤growing, increasing越來越不情願➤continued, continuing一直不情願➤general普遍不情願➤natural, understandable合乎常情的不願意；可理解的不情願VERB + RELUCTANCE➤have不情願➤display, express, indicate, reflect, show顯出不情願；表示出不情願；表明不情願◇His designs indicate a reluctance to conform to fashion.他的設計表明他不願迎合潮流。◇She showed considerable reluctance to leave.她顯得相當不願意離開。➤pretend假裝不情願➤overcome克服不情願➤notice, sense注意到不情願；覺察到不情願➤understand理解不情願◇I can quite understand your reluctance to talk about what happened to you.我完全明白你不願意談論發生在你身上的事情。➤explain說明不情願的原因◇These political tensions explain the reluctance of financiers to invest in the region.政局的緊張使金融家不願意在該地區投資。PREPOSITION➤with reluctance不情願地◇With great reluctance, we have come to the decision to close the hospital.我們相當不情願地作出了關閉醫院的決定。➤reluctance by, reluctance on the part of⋯方面的不情願◇reluctance by insurers to keep paying out heavy claims保險公司對總是支付巨額索賠的不情願
BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979
BNC: 5608 COCA: 6979
reluctance
Unwillingness and to be unwilling: disinclination, shy away, repel...

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