
loth
英 /ləʊθ/ 美 /loʊθ/
- adj. 不情愿的;不愿意的Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
I was loth to leave the warm kitchen.
我不愿离开温暖的厨房。
Some residents are loth to support redevelopment because they fear losing their neighbourhood's distinctive character.
一些居民不愿支持重建,因为他们担心失去社区独有的特色。
搭配
loth to admit 不愿承认loth to leave 不愿离开loth to accept 不愿接受
辨析提示
loath的较少见变体;常用be loth to do。
词族
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