unwilling

单词辨析:

reluctant loath unwilling 【导航词义:不情愿的】
reluctant adj. 勉强的,不情愿的
〔辨析〕

指做某事很不情愿或很犹豫的。

〔例证〕

He was reluctant to mention his past experiences.

他不愿意提及过去的经历。

His girlfriend just gave a reluctant smile.

他的女友只是勉强笑了笑。

loath adj. [正式]不情愿的,勉强的
〔辨析〕

指不愿意做某事的,通常用于 be loath to do sth 结构中。

〔例证〕

Why was he loath to tell his friend that his company was in trouble?

为什么他不愿告诉朋友他的公司遇到困难了?

Adolescent students are usually loath to chat with their parents about what happened in school.

青春期的学生通常不愿意和父母聊学校的事。

unwilling adj. 不愿意的;不情愿的
〔辨析〕

作“不愿意的”解时,表示不想做某事而且予以拒绝,只作表语;作“不情愿的”解时,表示不想做某事但还是做了,只作定语。

〔例证〕

She was either unwilling or she just didn't have that book.

她要么是不愿意借,要么就是根本没有那本书。

The manager had no choice but to pay those unwilling helpers.

经理没有办法,只好付钱给那些不情愿的帮忙者。

相关例句:

Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.

大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。

Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.

由于害怕报复,目击者不愿作证。

I have been unwilling to accept this view.

我一直不愿接受这一观点。

A youthful teacher, he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics

作为一名年轻教师,他发现自己并不情愿地参与到了学校的权力争斗中。

Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly.

不坦率的不愿意简单地、直接地陈述事实和意见的。

Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.

简不愿意承认她错了。