
英:/'ləʊθ/ 美:/'loʊθ/
勉強的
比較級:more loath 最高級:most loath
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adj. 勉強的;不情願的(等于loth)
Lucy was loath to leave the room.
露西不情願離開房間。
He was loath to admit that this man was his father.
他不願意承認這個男人是他的父親。
He was loath to swallow the terrible lunch.
他勉強咽下了這頓難吃的午飯。
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.
他不願承認自己的錯誤。
I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不願意用手去抓那個閃亮的黃銅門環以免把它弄髒。
Sensing he held the advantage, Mr. Danbar was loath to change the subject.
丹巴先生覺得占有優勢,不願改變話題。
He encouraged Humphrey to talk, and he was nothing loath.
他鼓勵漢弗萊說話,漢弗萊也很樂意說。
The doctor himself was loath to go, for the Alp had become as a home to him.
醫生自己也不願意離開,因為高山牧場已然成了他的家。
adj.|narrow/reluctant/unwilling;勉強的;不情願的(等于loth)
loath(形容詞)表示極不情願的;厭惡的;勉強的。它描述一種強烈的抵觸情緒,指某人内心非常不願意做某事或接受某種情況,常帶有反感或厭惡的色彩。
核心含義與用法:
She was loath to admit she was wrong. (她極不情願承認自己錯了。) He is loath to spend money on unnecessary things. (他很不情願把錢花在不必要的東西上。)
They were loath to associate with him after the scandal. (丑聞之後,他們很不願意與他來往。)(暗示厭惡或回避)
同義詞與反義詞:
詞源與辨析:
I amloath to go. (形容詞,描述狀态) Iloathe going. (動詞,表達動作/情感)
權威來源參考: 該釋義綜合參考了以下權威英語詞典的定義與用法說明:
以下是關于單詞loath 的詳細解釋:
表示“不情願的,勉強的”,強調因個人習慣、情感或主觀原因而抵觸某件事。
Loath 強調主觀上的不情願,常用于正式或書面語境。需結合具體語境判斷其情感色彩,并注意與發音、拼寫相近的loathe 區分。如需更多例句,可參考權威詞典來源。
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