reluctant
单词辨析：
指做某事很不情愿或很犹豫的。
He was reluctant to mention his past experiences.
他不愿意提及过去的经历。
His girlfriend just gave a reluctant smile.
他的女友只是勉强笑了笑。
指不愿意做某事的，通常用于 be loath to do sth 结构中。
Why was he loath to tell his friend that his company was in trouble?
为什么他不愿告诉朋友他的公司遇到困难了？
Adolescent students are usually loath to chat with their parents about what happened in school.
青春期的学生通常不愿意和父母聊学校的事。
作“不愿意的”解时，表示不想做某事而且予以拒绝，只作表语；作“不情愿的”解时，表示不想做某事但还是做了，只作定语。
She was either unwilling or she just didn't have that book.
她要么是不愿意借，要么就是根本没有那本书。
The manager had no choice but to pay those unwilling helpers.
经理没有办法，只好付钱给那些不情愿的帮忙者。
相关例句：
Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action
科学机构一直不愿作出更正。
People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police
人们不愿向警方作出正式投诉。
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。
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。
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 government has been extremely reluctant to expedite investigations that might result in his trial
当局极不情愿推进调查，因为其结果可能会让他接受审判。