"be reluctant to do"是英语中常用的形容词短语,意为“不情愿做某事;勉强做某事”,强调主语因内心的抵触、顾虑或不乐意而不愿采取某行动。
该短语的基本结构是:
其中:
主语:通常是人(表示“某人不情愿做某事”);
be动词:根据时态/人称变化(如一般现在时用am/is/are,过去时用was/were,将来时用will be等);
reluctant:可被程度副词(如very, extremely, a little, somewhat等)修饰,加强或弱化“不情愿”的程度;
to do sth:不定式作状语,说明“不情愿的具体行动”。
1、 日常场景:
I am reluctant to wake up early on weekends.(周末我不愿早起。)
She was reluctant to lend him money because he never paid her back.(她不愿借钱给他,因为他从没还过。)
2、 情感/态度:
He is extremely reluctant to admit that he’s wrong.(他极不情愿承认自己错了。)
They were a little reluctant to try the new restaurant.(他们有点不愿意尝试这家新餐厅。)
3、 将来时:
She will be reluctant to move to another city—she loves her hometown.(她不会愿意搬到另一个城市——她爱自己的家乡。)
4、 否定+程度修饰:
I’m not too reluctant to help you, but I’m really busy right now.(我不是特别不愿意帮你,只是现在真的很忙。)
同义词:be unwilling to do(不愿做)、be disinclined to do(不倾向于做);
反义词:be willing to do(乐意做)、be eager to do(渴望做)、be happy to do(开心做)。
"be reluctant to do"是表达“内心抵触某行动”的高频短语,只要记住“人 + be + 程度(可选) + reluctant + to do”的结构,就能准确用于日常交流或写作中~