loath

adj.

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

1. 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.
   1. She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty...
      她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。
   2. 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。

1. She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty
   她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。
2. 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。
3. He spent so many unforgettable days with them that he was loath to part with them.
   他与他们一起度过那么多难忘的日子，他舍不得离开他们。
4. He was loath to surrender his sweetheart to his wife.
   他实在不想将情人交给自己的老婆。
5. 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。
6. The teachers were loath to say good-bye to their graduating students.
   老师们怀着惜别的心情，送走了毕业同学。
7. 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。
8. You may be in a job you hate and loath these appraisals of your work.
   也许你不喜欢这份工作，不愿意评价这份工作。
9. A less-expensive iPhone risks crimping the company's profit margins, which executives have been loath to sacrifice.
   低价iPhone可能会影响公司的利润率，这是公司高管不愿意付出的代价。
10. But I don't protest, loath to become the ugly American.
    但是我没有抗议，真恨自己是丑陋的美国人。
11. So the organization is loath to criticize a member country, but instead works behind the scenes.
    因此该组织不愿意批评成员国，相反，它在幕后开展工作。
12. I loath sentimental rubbish. The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
    我讨厌令人伤感的荒唐事。这老人想起年轻时的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。
13. I was very loath to dispose of them for a trifle.
    我极不愿意得到一点点钱，就把它们让给了别人。
14. I am loath to go on such short notice.
    我不愿这么急急忙忙就走。
15. Emerging market governments were loath to let their currencies rise last year, sparking fears of currency wars.
    去年，新兴市场政府不愿让其货币升值，这引发了汇率战争的担忧。
16. Organizers of the Lisbon conference say they are loath to create international rules.
    据麦耶讲，葡萄牙里斯本会议的组织者说，他们对建立国际规则不太情愿。
17. I'm very loath to admit it.
    我极不愿意承认。
18. Several Beijing partners and sponsors who could be affected by the flap have been loath to comment.
    几家可能受影响的北京奥组委合作伙伴和赞助商一直不愿就此发表看法。
19. Even shoppers who do have access to borrowing are proving loath to use it.
    事实表明，甚至连的确能够借到钱的购物者也不愿花钱。
20. He consented at once, nothing loath.
    他非常乐意地立即同意了。
21. Some European states are preoccupied by dependence on Russian gas and are loath to preclude Iran as a alternative.
    有些欧洲国家一直很在意自己对俄罗斯天然气资源的依赖，因此不愿将作为另一选择的伊朗排除出局。
22. He asked my name, which I was very loath to give, but there was no remedy.
    他问我的姓名，我很不愿意告诉他，但是没有办法。
23. She'd be loath to admit it but she doesn't really want to go away for the weekend.
    她将不会承认的，但是她实在是不愿意外出度周末。
24. He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.
    在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。
25. He was loath to part his country.
    他不愿意离开他的国家。
26. Governments which have been loath to impose any sanctions.
    至今不愿实施国际制裁的各国政府。
27. When you see traits in others you loath, it is possible that you are seeing the part of youself that you detest.
    当你看到在别人身上你很讨厌的缺点，你可能看到的是你对于你本身不满意的地方。
28. Not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loath to sell poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully procuring my own.
    我倒不是不愿意把佐立给船长，而是我不愿意出卖这可怜的孩子的自由。在我争取自由的逃跑过程中，他对我可谓忠心耿耿。
29. I've had this old car a long time. I'm loath to part with it.
    我有这辆老车很久了，我舍不得跟它分开。
30. But in public these companies are loath to say anything even halfway critical.
    但在公开场合，这些公司不愿作出任何批评。

  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。

  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。

  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。

adj

1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
   1. a reluctant smile
   2. loath to admit a mistake

   Synonym:    lothreluctant