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Recent Examples on the WebWeak demand in China has been a key reason, as well as many companies’ reluctance to charge more for their goods and services. Weilun Soon, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 And within Britain, at the heart of some people’s reluctance toward the new king is not so much a distaste for hereditary privilege or the shadow of colonialism but the ghost of Diana. Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 But the Queen also personified her country’s reluctance to come to terms with that change. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022 Although the pandemic restrictions have been lifted, the coronavirus is continuing to hamper return-to-office plans as fears of getting sick fuel worker reluctance. Taylor Telford, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Dolasinski believes that despite the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and some reluctance to travel, there remains a market to capture. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration’s reluctance to acknowledge the necessary role of fossil fuels in an energy transition certainly angered many CEOs. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Bearden and Birdwell had met at Woody's Tavern to discuss the latter's reluctance to sign divorce papers. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 But police, prosecutors and counselors say the true number is likely far larger, in part because of reluctance to report such attacks.Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELUCTANCE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤considerable, deep, extreme, great, marked相當勉強;非常勉強;極為勉強;顯見的勉強➤a certain有些勉強◇I noticed a certain reluctance among the teachers.我注意到老師們有些勉為其難。➤clear, evident, obvious明顯不情願;顯然不情願➤apparent貌似不願意➤initial最初的不情願➤growing, increasing越來越不情願➤continued, continuing一直不情願➤general普遍不情願➤natural, understandable合乎常情的不願意;可理解的不情願VERB + RELUCTANCE➤have不情願➤display, express, indicate, reflect, show顯出不情願;表示出不情願;表明不情願◇His designs indicate a reluctance to conform to fashion.他的設計表明他不願迎合潮流。◇She showed considerable reluctance to leave.她顯得相當不願意離開。➤pretend假裝不情願➤overcome克服不情願➤notice, sense注意到不情願;覺察到不情願➤understand理解不情願◇I can quite understand your reluctance to talk about what happened to you.我完全明白你不願意談論發生在你身上的事情。➤explain說明不情願的原因◇These political tensions explain the reluctance of financiers to invest in the region.政局的緊張使金融家不願意在該地區投資。PREPOSITION➤with reluctance不情願地◇With great reluctance, we have come to the decision to close the hospital.我們相當不情願地作出了關閉醫院的決定。➤reluctance by, reluctance on the part of⋯方面的不情願◇reluctance by insurers to keep paying out heavy claims保險公司對總是支付巨額索賠的不情願