loath

US [loʊθ]
UK [ləʊθ]
  • adj.不情愿；不乐意；勉强
  • Web勉强的；不情愿的；不愿意的

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loath
adj.
1.
~ to do sth
不情愿；不乐意；勉强not willing to do sth
He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。

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Definition:
AllAll,不情愿不情愿,不乐意不乐意,勉强勉强,勉强的勉强的,不情愿的不情愿的,不愿意的不愿意的
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1.
If many companies are reluctant to leave, the local government is just as loath to lose the companies and their tax revenue.
如果很多公司不愿离开，同样，当地政府也不愿失去这些公司和他们的税收。
rú guǒ hěn duō gōng sī bú yuàn lí kāi , tóng yàng , dāng dì zhèng fǔ yě bú yuàn shī qù zhè xiē gōng sī hé tā men de shuì shōu 。
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2.
The military, therefore, would be loath to see U. S. support go but probably does not believe that the United States would cut aid.
因此，军方将不愿意失去美国的支持，但又似乎不相信美方会停止援助。
yīn cǐ , jūn fāng jiāng bù yuàn yì shī qù měi guó de zhī chí , dàn yòu sì hū bù xiāng xìn měi fāng huì tíng zhǐ yuán zhù 。
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3.
Robert knew that he, Lester, could sue and tie things up, and also that he would be very loath to do so.
罗伯脱知道他——雷斯脱——故意要把事情逼紧起来，其实心里是不愿意的。
luó bó tuō zhī dào tā — — léi sī tuō —— gù yì yào bǎ shì qíng bī jǐn qǐ lái , qí shí xīn li shì bù yuàn yì de 。
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4.
First, you could attempt to negotiate your way into a local hospital, though authorities will be loath to admit you without a translator.
一种是与当地医院进行商量，在没有翻译的情况下他们也许会勉勉强强接受你。
yī zhǒng shì yǔ dāng dì yī yuàn jìn xíng shāng liáng , zài méi yǒu fān yì de qíng kuàng xià tā men yě xǔ huì miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng jiē shòu nǐ 。
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5.
Saudi Arabia, the biggest power in OPEC, is a close U. S. ally and is loath to see the group used as a forum to take shots at the West.
身为欧佩克中最具影响力的国家，沙特阿拉伯是美国的亲密盟友，它不会愿意看到这个组织变成一个针对西方国家的场所。
shēn wéi ōu pèi kè zhōng zuì jù yǐng xiǎng lì de guó jiā , shā tè ā lā bó shì měi guó de qīn mì méng yǒu , tā bú huì yuàn yì kàn dào zhè ge zǔ zhī biàn chéng yī gè zhēn duì xī fāng guó jiā de chǎng suǒ 。
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6.
Loath to disappoint the children, he was ready to climb the tree.
他不想使孩子们失望，便准备爬上树去。
tā bù xiǎng shǐ hái zi men shī wàng , biàn zhǔn bèi pá shàng shù qù 。
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7.
He was loath to surrender his sweetheart to his wife; yet how refuse so trifling a present as a heifer?
他实在不想将情人交给自己的老婆；但是他又怎好拒绝象一头母牛这样的区区小意思呢？
tā shí zài bù xiǎng jiāng qíng rén jiāo gěi zì jǐ de lǎo pó ; dàn shì tā yòu zěn hǎo jù jué xiàng yì tóu mǔ niú zhè yàng de qū qū xiǎo yì si ne ?
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8.
And central bankers are loath to seem to be responding to the latest ups and downs of financial markets.
与此同时，央行的行长们谁都也不愿意对最近金融市场的大幅波动负责任。
yǔ cǐ tóng shí , yāng háng de háng zhǎng men shuí dōu yě bù yuàn yì duì zuì jìn jīn róng shì chǎng de dà fú bō dòng fù zé rèn 。
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9.
Mr. Buffett said he was loath to part with Berkshire shares but that doing so was 'necessary to get the deal done. '
巴菲特说自己不愿意交出伯克希尔哈撒韦的股票，但为了完成交易必须如此。
bā fēi tè shuō zì jǐ bù yuàn yì jiāo chū bó kè xī ěr hā sā wéi de gǔ piào , dàn wèi le wán chéng jiāo yì bì xū rú cǐ 。
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10.
He was also loath to have an alien among the ranks of the Grand Admirals, such as Thrawn, though he never attempted to defy Palpatine.
他同样反感一个异种人出现在他所在的帝国元帅之列，比如索龙，虽然如此，他却从来没有试着反对帕尔帕丁。
tā tóng yàng fǎn gǎn yī gè yì zhǒng rén chū xiàn zài tā suǒ zài de dì guó yuán shuài zhī liè , bǐ rú suǒ lóng , suī rán rú cǐ , tā què cóng lái méi yǒu shì zhe fǎn duì pà ěr pà dīng 。
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