loath

[ləuθ]

adj.不愿意的, 勉强的
=loathe,loth

例句与用法：

He is loath to get out of bed on cold morning.

在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。

He was loath to surrender his sweetheart to his wife; yet how refuse so trifling a present as a heifer?

他实在不想将情人交给自己的老婆; 但是他又怎好拒绝象一头母牛这样的区区小意思呢？

I was loath to go with him.

我不愿和他一起去。

He seemed somewhat loath to depart.

他似乎不愿离去。

详细释义：

a.

不愿意的; 不喜欢的[F][+to-v]

He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.

在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床。

短语词组：

be loath to (do)

1. 不愿(做某事)

She was loath to depart.

她不愿离开。

nothing loath

1. 很乐意的; 很乐意地

He consented at once, nothing loath.

他非常乐意地立即同意了。