
英:/'ləʊθ/ 美:/'loʊθ/
勉强的
比较级:more loath 最高级:most loath
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adj. 勉强的;不情愿的(等于loth)
Lucy was loath to leave the room.
露西不情愿离开房间。
He was loath to admit that this man was his father.
他不愿意承认这个男人是他的父亲。
He was loath to swallow the terrible lunch.
他勉强咽下了这顿难吃的午饭。
I'm loath to spend it all at once.
我不想把它一次花光
He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。
I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不愿意用手去抓那个闪亮的黄铜门环以免把它弄脏。
Sensing he held the advantage, Mr. Danbar was loath to change the subject.
丹巴先生觉得占有优势,不愿改变话题。
He encouraged Humphrey to talk, and he was nothing loath.
他鼓励汉弗莱说话,汉弗莱也很乐意说。
The doctor himself was loath to go, for the Alp had become as a home to him.
医生自己也不愿意离开,因为高山牧场已然成了他的家。
adj.|narrow/reluctant/unwilling;勉强的;不情愿的(等于loth)
loath(形容词)表示极不情愿的;厌恶的;勉强的。它描述一种强烈的抵触情绪,指某人内心非常不愿意做某事或接受某种情况,常带有反感或厌恶的色彩。
核心含义与用法:
She was loath to admit she was wrong. (她极不情愿承认自己错了。) He is loath to spend money on unnecessary things. (他很不情愿把钱花在不必要的东西上。)
They were loath to associate with him after the scandal. (丑闻之后,他们很不愿意与他来往。)(暗示厌恶或回避)
同义词与反义词:
词源与辨析:
I amloath to go. (形容词,描述状态) Iloathe going. (动词,表达动作/情感)
权威来源参考: 该释义综合参考了以下权威英语词典的定义与用法说明:
以下是关于单词loath 的详细解释:
表示“不情愿的,勉强的”,强调因个人习惯、情感或主观原因而抵触某件事。
Loath 强调主观上的不情愿,常用于正式或书面语境。需结合具体语境判断其情感色彩,并注意与发音、拼写相近的loathe 区分。如需更多例句,可参考权威词典来源。
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