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单词 unwilling
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Definition of unwilling in English:

unwilling

adjectiveʌnˈwɪlɪŋˌənˈwɪlɪŋ
  • often with infinitive Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

    不愿意的;不热切的;不准备(做)的

    he was unwilling to take on that responsibility

    他不愿意承担那项责任。

    unwilling conscripts

    不乐意的被征士兵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to Shanghai Youth Daily, most affluent locals are unwilling to be listed.
    • Governments seem to be unwilling to use any but the most primitive strategies.
    • Some have disabilities which the parents are unable or unwilling to cope with.
    • She cast herself as cautious, well prepared and unwilling to compromise her safety.
    • If you are unwilling to go back to the city at night, you can easily find a farmer willing to provide a room for a very low charge.
    • Government wants a search and rescue system in place but is unwilling to pay.
    • She fought him grimly, watched by other motorists unwilling to help, and then the man let go and ran.
    • It has signaled that it is essentially unwilling to grant its demands and is prepared for a long struggle.
    • Though they can't see clearly, most children are unwilling to let others know it.
    • Some will be risk averse, others close to retirement and unwilling to jeopardise their futures.
    • They are unwilling to accept a role for Congress in deciding how much aid money to spend.
    • Telecom has been unable or unwilling to make JetStream attractive to many of us.
    • Funny how the group seemed unwilling to take questions on a press release they had prepared.
    • People were either afraid or just plain unwilling to give sufficient evidence.
    • On this day the audience sat quietly when the second dance ended, as if quite unwilling to break the mood.
    • A bigger obstacle to hurling progress is the number of players unwilling to commit to the cause.
    • He is unwilling to use the same pattern twice, because each customer wants his or her tattoo to be unique.
    • Not coincidentally, those people are also usually unwilling to pay a fair rate.
    • The bull trade was slow as evident in all bull sales as farmers are unwilling to buy bulls at this time of year.
    • Maybe these people are just happy to be where they are, and unwilling to sell at any price.
    Synonyms
    reluctant, unenthusiastic, hesitant, afraid, resistant, grudging, involuntary, forced, enforced
    disinclined, reluctant, averse, loath, indisposed, not in the mood, slow, not about
    (be unwilling to do something), not have the heart to, baulk at, jib at, demur at, shy away from, flinch from, recoil from, shrink from, mind, have qualms about, have scruples about, have misgivings about, have reservations about, stick at, think twice about, waver about, vacillate about, drag one's feet/heels over, can't be bothered doing something
    informal be cagey about, boggle at
    archaic sweer, disrelish something

Origin

Old English unwillende (see un-1, willing).

Definition of unwilling in US English:

unwilling

adjectiveˌənˈwɪlɪŋˌənˈwiliNG
  • often with infinitive Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

    不愿意的;不热切的;不准备(做)的

    he was unwilling to take on that responsibility

    他不愿意承担那项责任。

    unwilling conscripts

    不乐意的被征士兵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Funny how the group seemed unwilling to take questions on a press release they had prepared.
    • They are unwilling to accept a role for Congress in deciding how much aid money to spend.
    • A bigger obstacle to hurling progress is the number of players unwilling to commit to the cause.
    • According to Shanghai Youth Daily, most affluent locals are unwilling to be listed.
    • The bull trade was slow as evident in all bull sales as farmers are unwilling to buy bulls at this time of year.
    • He is unwilling to use the same pattern twice, because each customer wants his or her tattoo to be unique.
    • Governments seem to be unwilling to use any but the most primitive strategies.
    • Some have disabilities which the parents are unable or unwilling to cope with.
    • People were either afraid or just plain unwilling to give sufficient evidence.
    • Though they can't see clearly, most children are unwilling to let others know it.
    • Government wants a search and rescue system in place but is unwilling to pay.
    • On this day the audience sat quietly when the second dance ended, as if quite unwilling to break the mood.
    • She fought him grimly, watched by other motorists unwilling to help, and then the man let go and ran.
    • It has signaled that it is essentially unwilling to grant its demands and is prepared for a long struggle.
    • She cast herself as cautious, well prepared and unwilling to compromise her safety.
    • If you are unwilling to go back to the city at night, you can easily find a farmer willing to provide a room for a very low charge.
    • Maybe these people are just happy to be where they are, and unwilling to sell at any price.
    • Not coincidentally, those people are also usually unwilling to pay a fair rate.
    • Some will be risk averse, others close to retirement and unwilling to jeopardise their futures.
    • Telecom has been unable or unwilling to make JetStream attractive to many of us.
    Synonyms
    reluctant, unenthusiastic, hesitant, afraid, resistant, grudging, involuntary, forced, enforced
    disinclined, reluctant, averse, loath, indisposed, not in the mood, slow, not about

Origin

Old English unwillende (see un-, willing).

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