Reluctant to spend or give; stingy. 吝嗇的不愿意花費或給予的; 吝嗇的
"We stayed as long as we could, " he said. "When the crunch came we were ever so reluctant to pull out, we really were, but there was no alternative." "我們盡可能久地呆下去，"他說(shuō)道："當關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻到來(lái)時(shí)，我們真不愿離開(kāi)，真的，可是又別無(wú)選擇。"
I was reluctant to do over the stitching in the dress. 我不愿意把衣服上的線(xiàn)腳拆了重縫。
