[TOP]loath loath (also less frequent loth) / ləuθʃOŋð>; <ɪ style="color:#62081f">ŋæməɪ> <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">louθʃOŋð> / adjective ~ to do sth (formal) not willing to do sth  不情愿;不乐意;勉强: He was loath to admit his mistake. 他不愿承认自己的错误。 [TOP]loath(also loth) UK [ləʊθ] US [loʊθ] adjective formal be loath to do sth » to be unwilling to do something 不愿做…,不情愿干… I'm loath to spend it all at once. 我不想把它一次花光。 [TOP]loath
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 不乐意的;不情愿的;勉强的 If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it.
【搭配模式】:v-link ADJ to-inf
She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty... 她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。
The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax. 新任财政部长似乎不愿削减所得税。