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词汇 reluctance
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Definition of reluctance in English:

reluctance

noun rɪˈlʌkt(ə)nsrəˈləktəns
mass noun
  • 1Unwillingness or disinclination to do something.

    不情愿,勉强

    she sensed his reluctance to continue

    她察觉到他不愿继续下去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When finally cajoled into doing so he made no secret of his reluctance.
    • So it was with great reluctance that I picked up this album and put it into my car stereo.
    • In all fairness, their initial reluctance is not born out of bad attitude.
    • The groom, a genuine nice guy, has stuck around for three years, a bit puzzled by his love's reluctance.
    • However, the company has shown reluctance on the grounds that they cannot bear the financial burden.
    • Their reluctance can only multiply manifold after Sunday night's brutal massacre.
    • If the findings are accurate, our reluctance to travel by airplane is abating.
    • So why the reluctance on the part of so many otherwise open-minded and sexually liberal people to attend?
    • Even if these patients go to the doctor, antibiotics are prescribed with reluctance.
    • This may be because of misconceptions among patients and reluctance among patients to use inhalers.
    • The reluctance is mainly due to a desire to give private industry a chance to self-regulate.
    • The reluctance by our present government to investigate thoroughly and put closure on this matter is shameful.
    • She did so with reluctance certain that her urgent plea would go unanswered.
    • This is because of their reluctance, over a period of time, to combat irrational trends in science generally.
    • It is a role she embraces with regal dignity and a hint of self-conscious reluctance.
    • The only factor that causes a bit of reluctance for these guests is the spicy and oily nature of the South Indian special foods.
    • Again, the courts' reluctance to countenance the compulsory appropriation of private rights is evident.
    • Some of our partners have shown a bit of reluctance, and we may have to look elsewhere for folks to work with.
    • Everywhere around me people are announcing that they are about to vote Labour with the greatest reluctance.
    • However, there is some reluctance by men and women to do away with the old system entirely.
    Synonyms
    unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm
    hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy, diffidence, timidity, timorousness, trepidation, backwardness (in coming forward)
    demurral, wavering, vacillation, foot-dragging, resistance
    doubts, second thoughts, scruples, qualms, pangs of conscience, misgivings
    archaic disrelish
  • 2Physics
    The property of a magnetic circuit of opposing the passage of magnetic flux lines, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux.

    〔物理〕磁阻

Rhymes

conductance, inductance

Definition of reluctance in US English:

reluctance

nounrəˈləktənsrəˈləktəns
  • 1Unwillingness or disinclination to do something.

    不情愿,勉强

    she sensed his reluctance to continue

    她察觉到他不愿继续下去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Again, the courts' reluctance to countenance the compulsory appropriation of private rights is evident.
    • The only factor that causes a bit of reluctance for these guests is the spicy and oily nature of the South Indian special foods.
    • This may be because of misconceptions among patients and reluctance among patients to use inhalers.
    • In all fairness, their initial reluctance is not born out of bad attitude.
    • Everywhere around me people are announcing that they are about to vote Labour with the greatest reluctance.
    • Some of our partners have shown a bit of reluctance, and we may have to look elsewhere for folks to work with.
    • So why the reluctance on the part of so many otherwise open-minded and sexually liberal people to attend?
    • However, the company has shown reluctance on the grounds that they cannot bear the financial burden.
    • When finally cajoled into doing so he made no secret of his reluctance.
    • It is a role she embraces with regal dignity and a hint of self-conscious reluctance.
    • This is because of their reluctance, over a period of time, to combat irrational trends in science generally.
    • The groom, a genuine nice guy, has stuck around for three years, a bit puzzled by his love's reluctance.
    • The reluctance is mainly due to a desire to give private industry a chance to self-regulate.
    • Their reluctance can only multiply manifold after Sunday night's brutal massacre.
    • The reluctance by our present government to investigate thoroughly and put closure on this matter is shameful.
    • Even if these patients go to the doctor, antibiotics are prescribed with reluctance.
    • So it was with great reluctance that I picked up this album and put it into my car stereo.
    • She did so with reluctance certain that her urgent plea would go unanswered.
    • If the findings are accurate, our reluctance to travel by airplane is abating.
    • However, there is some reluctance by men and women to do away with the old system entirely.
    Synonyms
    unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm
    1. 1.1Physics The property of a magnetic circuit of opposing the passage of magnetic flux lines, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux.
      〔物理〕磁阻
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