loath 详细解释

loath

[ləuθ]

adj.不愿意的, 勉强的
=loathe,loth

a.

不愿意的; 不喜欢的[F][+to-v]

He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.

在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。

词义辨析

同义:

a.厌恶的; 勉强的

unwilling  reluctant  

同义参见:

averse  backward  

英英释义

形容词 loath:

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

同义词:loth, reluctant

(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

同义词:antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loth

短语词组

be loath to (do)

1. 不愿(做某事)

She was loath to depart.

她不愿离开。

nothing loath

1. 很乐意的; 很乐意地

He consented at once, nothing loath.

他非常乐意地立即同意了。

补充

loathloath英:[ləuθ] 美:[loθ, loð]adj.1.不情愿的,勉强的

例句

1. The new finance minister seems loath to cut income tax.这位新财政部长似乎不愿意削减所得税。 2. She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty.她不愿意放弃来之不易的自由。 3. Nothing loath, she plunged into the Pacific Ocean.她心甘情愿地纵身跳入太平洋。 4. She encouraged Humphrey to talk, and he was nothing loath.她鼓励汉弗莱讲话, 而他也欣然接受。 5. I was loath to leave.我不愿离开。 6. She was loath to admit her mistakes.她不愿意承认错误。 7. He was loath to reveal his secrets. [=he did not want to reveal his secrets]他不想透露自己的秘密。