学个词Learn a Word 第1471课 reluctant

  今天我们要学的词是reluctant。 Reluctant, 的意思是“不情愿的”。比如： "The manager is very reluctant to help me," 经理非常不愿意帮我的忙。再比如：数据显示，美国年轻消费者对汽车的喜爱和重视程度比10年前降低了不少，为此， "To draw reluctant young buyers into the car market, General Motors is adjusting its media strategy," 通用汽车公司正在调整公关策略，吸引对买车没什么热情的年轻人。 "The Canadian Finance Minister says he's reluctant to tighten¹ Canada's mortgage rules, as he prefers to let the market correct itself," 加拿大财政部长说，他不愿意收紧加拿大的房屋贷款政策，而是更愿意让市场进行自我调节。今天我们学习的词是reluctant...

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v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。