loath是什么意思？

loath

英[ləʊθ, ləʊð] 美[loθ, loð]

• adj. 不愿意的，不喜欢的；

例句

• 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。
• Far from being unctuous, Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent. 由于并不愿意假意奉承，所以帕特总是不愿意表现出勉强顺从的姿态。
• He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings. 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床.
• He was loath to admit his mistake. 他不愿承认自己的错误。
• 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。
• She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty... 她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。

同义词

• adj.
  loath的同义词之：厌恶的;勉强的
  unwilling, reluctant,
• loath的同义词之：其他释义
  unwilling, averse, backward, reluctant,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  不乐意的；不情愿的；勉强的
  If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  不愿意的;不喜欢的
  He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings. 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。 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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;
  "a reluctant smile""loath to admit a mistake""unwilling to face facts"
  2. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed;
  "antipathetic to new ideas""averse to taking risks""loath to go on such short notice""clearly indisposed to grant their request"