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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。
怨恨的；愤愤不平的；不满的
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怨恨的；愤愤不平的；不满的
feeling or showing resentment or indignant ill will
She was resentful of her colleague's promotion.
她对同事的晋升心怀不满。
易记恨的；受委屈时容易怀恨在心的。
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
充满或表现出怨恨或愤慨的恶意
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
心怀怨恨的；充满怨恨的。
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
She felt resentful when her coworkers took credit for her idea.
当同事们把她的想法占为己有时，她感到愤愤不平。
AI contextual example
After being passed over for promotion, he became resentful toward his manager.
升职被忽略后，他对经理变得心怀怨恨。
AI contextual example
He gave her a resentful look but said nothing.
他愤恨地看了她一眼，但什么也没说。
AI contextual example
resentful at the way he was treated
他对受到的对待感到愤恨。
WordNet
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。
that 从句说明怨恨或不满的原因。
He was resentful that his efforts were not recognized.
他因自己的努力未被认可而感到愤愤不平。
toward 或 towards 后接感到怨恨的对象。
Some workers feel resentful toward their manager.
一些员工对经理心怀怨恨。
Not this
I resentful his success.
Use this
I resent his success.
resentful 是形容词，不能直接带宾语；表达“怨恨某人/某事”要用动词 resent，即 resent + 宾语。
Not this
She is resentful with her boss.
Use this
She is resentful of her boss.
resentful 表示“对……感到不满/怨恨”时，后接介词 of（或 about），而不是 with。介词 with 在这里不符合英语搭配。
Not this
His resentful is growing.
Use this
His resentment is growing.
resentful 是形容词，不能作名词充当主语；表达“怨恨（的情感）”要用名词 resentment。
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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。
对……感到怨恨
He was resentful of his brother's success.
他对弟弟的成功感到怨恨。
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。
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。
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。
苦涩而怨恨的
After the divorce, he became bitter and resentful.
离婚后，他变得苦涩而怨恨。
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把 resentful 拆成 resent（怨恨）+ ful（充满）——心中充满怨气，自然愤愤不平。
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。
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.
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