grudge
【怨恨、不满、勉强做某事】
"Grudge" 既可以是名词,也可以是动词,主要表示怨恨、不满、勉强做某事的意思。
1. 作为名词(n.)
指对某人或某事长时间怀有的不满、怨恨或敌意,通常是因为过去的某个不公正对待或不愉快的经历。
- Hold a grudge (against someone)(对某人怀恨在心)
- She still holds a grudge against him for what he said last year.
(她仍然因为他去年说的话而对他怀恨在心。)
- She still holds a grudge against him for what he said last year.
- Bear a grudge(心怀怨恨)
- He bears a grudge against his former boss for firing him.
(他对以前的老板心怀怨恨,因为被解雇了。)
- He bears a grudge against his former boss for firing him.
- Let go of a grudge(释怀、不再怨恨)
- It's better to let go of a grudge than to dwell on it.
(放下怨恨比一直纠结它更好。)
- It's better to let go of a grudge than to dwell on it.
2. 作为动词(v.)
表示勉强给予、吝惜,或者因不满而不愿意做某事。
- Grudge someone something(不情愿地给予某人某物)
- He grudged her every penny he had to pay.
(他很不情愿地给她付钱。)
- He grudged her every penny he had to pay.
- Grudge doing something(不愿意做某事)
- She grudged having to spend money on repairs.
(她不愿意花钱修理。)
- She grudged having to spend money on repairs.
3. 例句总结
- 名词用法:
- She has a grudge against her colleague for taking credit for her work.
(她对同事抢了她的功劳怀恨在心。) - He forgave his friend because he didn’t want to hold a grudge.
(他原谅了朋友,因为他不想怀恨在心。)
- She has a grudge against her colleague for taking credit for her work.
- 动词用法:
- I don't grudge him his success; he worked really hard for it.
(我不嫉妒他的成功,他真的很努力。)
- I don't grudge him his success; he worked really hard for it.
4. 小贴士
- 作为名词时,"grudge" 强调长期的怨恨或不满,通常搭配hold a grudge(怀恨在心)。
- 作为动词时,表示不情愿地给予或做某事,有时带有嫉妒或不满的意味。