loath

英 [ləʊθ] 美 [loʊθ]

• adj. 不愿意的；勉强的
• =loathe；loth.

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 不愿意的
2. 不喜欢的
3. 勉强的
4. 不情愿的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;

   "a reluctant smile"
   "loath to admit a mistake"
   

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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I loath to go with him.
   我不愿和他一起去。
2. She seemed somewhat loath to depart.
   她似乎不愿意离开。
3. He is loath to get out of bed on cold morning.
   在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。

经典引文

• Lammeter isn't likely to be loth for his daughter to marry into my family.

  出自： George Eliot

• I was loath to leave this delightful inn.

  出自： A. John

• Antonia, loth to have them out of her sight,..came down to follow the two.

  出自： E. Bowen

词汇搭配

• nothing loath 十分愿意
• be loath to 不愿

近反义词

【近义词】

• unwilling 不愿意的
• reluctant 不情愿的
• averse 厌恶的
• backward 向后的
• wary 小心的
• chary 谨慎的
• against 反对
• opposed 反对的
• disinclined 不愿的
• loth 不愿意的
• antipathetic 生来嫌恶的
• antipathetical 引起反感的
• indisposed 不愿意的