begrudge

英 [bɪ'ɡrʌdʒ] 美 [bɪ'ɡrʌdʒ]

• v. 嫉妒；羡慕；吝啬

英英释义

Verb:

1. be envious of; set one's heart on

2. wish ill or allow unwillingly

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Nobody begrudges you your success.
   没有人忌妒你的成功。
2. We should not begrudge our neighbour's richness.
   我们不应该嫉妒邻人的富有。
3. I begrudge him his good fortune.
   我羡慕他的运气好.
4. We don't begrudge your going to Italy.
   我们并不羡慕你到意大利去。
5. I begrudge every penny I pay in tax.
   我交税交的每一便士心里都不痛快。

经典引文

• They will..begrudg the pains of attending.

  出自： Shaftesbury

• No time spent by parents on their children during that period should be begrudged.

  出自： S. Unwin

• He begrudged big talkers their unearned glory.

  出自： A. Sillitoe

• I didn't really begrudge him the food, since he was obviously starved of decent home cooking.

  出自： D. Lodge

近反义词

【近义词】

• resent 恨
• envy 羡慕
• grudge 怨恨

【反义词】

• wish 希望