reluctant

The workers are reluctant to be ordered around by the employers.

工人们不愿被雇主们差来遣去地随便使唤.

Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.

两个月的婴儿并不显得不肯下水.

It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea.

它建议销售人员和犹豫不决、不愿购买的顾客一边喝茶，一边说服他们。

She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.

她不愿承认自己有错。

Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action.

科学机构一直不愿作出更正。

They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion.

他们一直不愿接纳艾滋病患者，部分原因是无来由地害怕被接触传染。

It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.

由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失，所以很难得出一个精确的数字。

The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing.

警方很不愿意卷入这类事情。

The officers were still reluctant to unleash their troops in pursuit of a defeated enemy.

军官们仍不愿发兵乘胜追击溃败的敌人。

Pinocchio had to tell the truth and his nose was back to normal immediately.

皮诺奇不得不说实话，他的鼻子立刻恢复了正常。

Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high.

民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

这土地很难耕作.

The police are reluctant to step in.

警察不愿插手干预.

Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.

商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物.

She's reluctant to take all the credit.

她不愿接受所有荣誉。

He was very reluctant to go away.

他很不愿意离去.

Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words.

特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。

There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.

雇主们仍然不太愿意参加这项工程。

reluctant agreement

勉强同意

Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk.

如果你的宝宝不爱爬也不爱走，不要担心。

Children are sometimes understandably reluctant to wear glasses that are ugly or uncomfortable.

孩子们有时不愿意戴难看或不舒服的眼镜,这是可以理解的.

She gave a reluctant smile.

她勉强笑了笑。

I am reluctant about asking him to do this.

我极不愿意让他去干此事.

a reluctant hero (= a person who does not want to be called a hero)

不情愿做英雄的英雄

We reluctantly agreed to go with her.

我们勉强答应跟她一起去。

Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...

斯佩罗先生不愿意寻求帮助。

Courts have been reluctant to reopen old wounds by trying crimes that are decades old.

法院不愿重揭旧伤疤，去审理几十年前的罪案。

They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.

他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。

He finally gave a reluctant smile.

他最后露出了一丝无可奈何的微笑。