unwilling
adjective /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
- [not usually before noun] unwilling (to do something) not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
不情愿;不愿意 - They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
他们不想在这个项目上再增加投资。 - She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
她不能,或不愿意,向我提供进一步的细节。
- They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
- [only before noun] not wanting to do or be something, but forced to by other people
synonym reluctant勉强的;无奈的;迫不得已的 - an unwilling hero
自己不愿却被抬举的英雄 - He became the unwilling object of her attention.
他受到她的青睐实非所愿。 - She found herself the unwilling participant in an emotional tug of war.
她发现自己是一场情感拔河的不情愿参与者。
- an unwilling hero
词源Old English unwillende (see un-, willing).