Word · Frequency #11540
resentful
怨恨的；愤愤不平的；不满的
feeling or showing resentment or indignant ill will
- 1.
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
易记恨的；受委屈时容易怀恨在心的。
- 2.
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
充满或表现出怨恨或愤慨的恶意
- 3.
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
心怀怨恨的；充满怨恨的。
易记恨的；受委屈时容易怀恨在心的。；充满或表现出怨恨或愤慨的恶意；心怀怨恨的；充满怨恨的。；岔恨的；易怨恨的
In use
She felt resentful when her coworkers took credit for her idea.
After being passed over for promotion, he became resentful toward his manager.
He gave her a resentful look but said nothing.
resentful at the way he was treated
a sullen resentful attitude
be resentful of/about sth
of 和 about 常可互换；of 更侧重对象，about 更侧重事情。
She was resentful of her colleague's promotion.
她对同事的晋升心怀不满。
be resentful that + clause
that 从句说明怨恨或不满的原因。
Connections
Collocations
- feel resentful
- 感到愤愤不平
- She felt resentful when her colleague took credit for her work.当同事把她的工作成果归功于自己时，她感到愤愤不平。
- resentful of
- 对……感到怨恨
- He was resentful of his brother's success.他对弟弟的成功感到怨恨。
- resentful about
- 对……感到不满
- They were resentful about the sudden changes to the schedule.他们对日程的突然变动感到不满。
- resentful tone
- 怨恨的语气
- She spoke in a resentful tone about being passed over for promotion.她用怨恨的语气说起自己未获晋升的事。
- resentful glance
- 怨恨的一瞥
- He shot her a resentful glance across the table.他从桌子对面带着怨恨瞥了她一眼。
- bitter and resentful
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 resentful 拆成 resent（怨恨）+ ful（充满）——心中充满怨气，自然愤愤不平。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal relationships、workplace conflict、literary prose resentful 是一个较中性的常用词，口语和书面语中都可以使用；多用于描述因感到不公或受委屈而产生的持续不满或怨恨。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'eventful' (/ɪˈvɛntfəl/) truly rhymes with 'resentful' (/rɪˈzɛntfəl/); the other words below share the -ful spelling but have different stressed vowels, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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