Word · Frequency #21424
begrudged
嫉妒;羡慕
begrudged is the past of begrudge.
to feel envious or resentful about someone's good fortune or possessions
- 1.
To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
对......心怀怨恨;嫉妒或觊觎
- 2.
To be reluctant.
不情愿;勉强
- 3.
To give reluctantly.
勉强给予
吝惜;舍不得给;对......心怀怨恨;嫉妒或觊觎;不情愿;勉强;勉强给予;嫉妒
In use
He begrudged every penny he spent on fixing the old car.
She never begrudged the hours she used to help her younger brother with his homework.
Some people begrudge paying for extra luggage at the airport.
begrudge sb sth
此结构可表示因别人拥有某物而嫉妒或羡慕,也可表示勉强给某人某物,具体含义需看语境。
I don't begrudge you your success.
我不嫉妒你的成功。
begrudge doing sth
后接动名词,表示不情愿或舍不得做某事。
He begrudged paying so much for a simple meal.
他舍不得为一顿简单的饭付这么多钱。
not begrudge doing sth
否定形式常表示心甘情愿做某事,并不觉得吃亏或后悔。
Connections
Collocations
- not begrudge someone something
- 不嫉妒某人拥有某物;不吝惜给某人某物
- I don't begrudge her the promotion.我不嫉妒她获得晋升。
- begrudge someone their success
- 嫉妒某人的成功
- He begrudged them their success.他嫉妒他们的成功。
- begrudge the time
- 舍不得花时间
- She begrudged the time she spent on paperwork.她舍不得在文书工作上花时间。
- begrudge the money
- 舍不得花钱
- They begrudge the money spent on repairs.他们舍不得花维修费。
- begrudge paying
- 舍不得付钱;吝于支付
- He begrudged paying the fine.他舍不得交罚款。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 be 想成“使处于”,grudge 是“怨恨”,合起来就是“心里有怨恨”,即因嫉妒而吝惜、勉强给。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、文学文本、正式演讲 begrudge 通常用于正式或文学性场合,多出现在书面语中;口语里更常用 envy 或 resent 等表达。表示‘嫉妒’或‘勉强给予’时都带有书面色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六词都与 begrudge 押韵:重读元音及之后的音都是 /ʌdʒ/。注意 budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ 拼写相近,但多出 /ɪt/ 音节,并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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