reluctant

英 [rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt] 美[rɪ'lʌktənt]

• adj. 不情愿的；勉强的；顽抗的

1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;

"a reluctant smile"

"loath to admit a mistake"

"unwilling to face facts"

2. unwilling to become involved;

"they were usually reluctant to socialize"

"reluctant to help"

3. not eager;

"foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"

"fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"

"reluctant to help"