reluctant to

基本解釋

If it sounds like Aiyar’s five years in Beijing have left her reluctant to give a definitive answer to this question—one she poses often in her book, Smoke and Mirrors: An Experience of China—she is.
如果這聽起來好象是因為艾亞爾在北京的五年使得她不愿意對這個問題給出一個明確的回答，確實是這樣。這個問題她常常在她的書中提起，書名是《煙與鏡：經(jīng)歷中國》。
Reluctant to work there, she either wandered along the wards or stayed at home, saying she was ill.
由于不情愿在那里工作，她要么在病房里閑逛著，要么呆在家里，聲稱自己生病了。
Politicians are reluctant to cut taxes, but they do it gradually.
政客們雖不愿削減稅費，但還是逐漸地那么做了。

Many have been reluctant to speak publicly. One member of Shaare Zion, Ezra Kassin,told reporters he did not believe the charges.
Cities go bankrupt and they just can't pay, so you as a buyer of these bonds feel reluctant to invest in them.
如果一市政府破產(chǎn)了,他們將無法支付,因此作為投資人,你可能不想購買它
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We were kind of reluctant to take on ideas from Germany, of all places, but we finally did.
我們美國人有點不愿意接受,德國人的想法，不過我們最后還是接受了。
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Accounting professionals also report their business clients largely remain reluctant to boost capital spending.
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