begrudge

英 [bɪˈɡrʌdʒ]

美 [bɪˈɡrʌdʒ]

v.  嫉妒; 对(某人所享有的)感到不满; 勉强做; 不乐意地做(或付出)

过去式：begrudged　第三人称单数：begrudges　现在分词：begrudging　过去分词：begrudged　

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牛津词典

verb

• 嫉妒；对（某人所享有的）感到不满
  to feel unhappy that sb has sth because you do not think that they deserve it
  1. You surely don't begrudge him his happiness.
     你肯定不是嫉妒他的幸福吧。
  2. I don't begrudge her being so successful.
     我并没有因她如此成功而怏怏不乐。
• 勉强做；不乐意地做（或付出）
  to feel unhappy about having to do, pay or give sth
  1. I begrudge every second I spent trying to help him.
     我为了帮助他而花掉的每一秒钟都令我不痛快。
  2. They begrudge paying so much money for a second-rate service.
     花这么多的钱，却得到二流的服务，他们十分不快。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 妒忌；嫉妒
  If you do notbegrudgesomeone something, you do not feel angry, upset, or jealous that they have got it.
  1. I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.
     我当然不会嫉妒他得了诺贝尔奖。
• VERB 吝啬；吝惜；舍不得
  If you do notbegrudgesomething such as time or money, you do not mind giving it up.
  1. I do not begrudge the money I have lost.
     我不在乎自己丢的钱。

英英释义

verb

• wish ill or allow unwillingly
  Synonym:resent
• be envious of
  Synonym:envy

双语例句

• I don't begrudge him his success.
  我并不妒忌他的成功。
• Now, in this country, we don't begrudge anyone wealth or success – we encourage it.
  现在，在这个国家，我们不嫉妒任何人富裕或成功――我们鼓励它。
• Under the circumstances I do not begrudge the money.
  在如今情况下，我并不吝惜这笔钱。
• Ordinary Americans did not begrudge top bosses their riches. Instead they vowed to work hard and become wealthy themselves.
  普通美国人不会眼红老板的财富，相反他们会发誓努力工作，让自己成为有钱人。
• Evans tells the Herald Sun newspaper they don't begrudge the bill because they have a healthy daughter.
  埃文斯告诉《先驱太阳报》，他们舍得这笔钱，因为他们的女儿非常健康。
• It would be cruel to begrudge your sojourn among flowers and fields.
  如果嫉妒你逗留在鲜花与田野之间，那将是太不近人情的。
• She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
  她决不吝惜花在她子女身上的教育费。
• I do not begrudge her that happiness.
  我对她有那样的幸福并不嫉妒。
• He had not begrudged her his time, and she wanted not to begrudge him her company now.
  从前，他没有舍不得把时间给她，如今，她却很吝啬自己的时间。
• We must not begrudge those who seem to have privileged access to God.
  我们不能抱怨那些获得上帝特权的人。