不肯

bùkěn

to be unwilling to

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Examples

他不肯给我涨工资。

He would not raise my salary.

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他不肯聽我的勸告。

He would not listen to my advice.

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汤姆不肯和我说话。

Tom refused to talk to me.

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玛丽承认说她不肯定。

Mary admits that she wasn't sure.

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我不肯定這是不是對的。

I'm not sure if this is correct.

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汤姆不肯让玛丽进去他的房间。

Tom refused to let Mary in his room.

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汤姆不肯告诉玛丽他的新电话号码。

Tom wouldn't give Mary his new number.

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他雖然很有才能，但卻不肯努力上進。

With all the talent he has, he never makes any effort.

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不管我用什么招数，儿子就是不肯吃青菜。

I can never make my son to eat any vegetables.

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陽光明媚的地方，坐落著一座宜人的老農舍，緊鄰一條深深的河流。從農舍一直到河邊，長滿了高大的牛蒡葉，最高的牛蒡葉下，可以讓一個小孩站直身體。這地方如同茂密森林的中心，原始而靜謐。一隻鴨子棲息在這片幽靜的角落，守候著雛鳥破殼而出。牠開始感到有些疲憊，因為小傢伙們遲遲不肯破殼而出，而她也很少遇到來訪者。

In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river, and from the house down to the water side grew great burdock leaves, so high, that under the tallest of them a little child could stand upright. The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch; she was beginning to get tired of her task, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells, and she seldom had any visitors.

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 肯 kěn old variant of 肯 kěn
=2 肯 kěn
  1. to agree; to consent
  2. to be willing to