grudging

英 [ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ]

adj.  勉强的; 不情愿的
v.  勉强做; 不情愿地给; 吝惜; 认为…不应得到
grudge的现在分词

Collins.1 / BNC.18547 / COCA.19052

牛津词典

adj.

• 勉强的；不情愿的
  given or done unwillingly
  1. He could not help feeling a grudging admiration for the old lady.
     他不禁感到不得不钦佩这位老太太。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 勉强的；不情愿的
  Agrudgingfeeling or action is felt or done very unwillingly.
  1. He even earned his opponents' grudging respect...
     他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。
  2. There seems to be a grudging acceptance of the situation.
     这一局面看来已经被勉强接受。

英英释义

adj

• petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  1. a niggardly tip
  Synonym:niggardlyscrimy
• of especially an attitude
  1. gave grudging consent
  2. grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory

双语例句

• He was grudging in his praises.
  他不情愿称赞别人。
• Months later, the couple exchanged vows with their fathers 'grudging blessings.
  几个月后，在两家父亲勉强的祝福下，他们结婚了。
• She enjoys for the first time the sensation of being able to put in another penny without grudging it.
  她有生以来第一回感到了一种痛快的情绪，觉得再放进一枚便土也用不着吝惜了。
• I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.
  我想他那勉强的说法不能算作是真的道歉。
• My loneliness and I are a pair of partners, like grudging.
  我，和我的孤独，是一对善嫉的拍档。
• The public mood is also one of grudging assent, if not exactly fervent support.
  如果公众不是特别支持也不会有强烈的反对。
• It took Louis until Easter to coax a grudging consent from the French King.
  路易斯连哄带骗，直到复活节才勉强得到法国国王的许可。
• She was often attacked for her outspoken comments, but over the years she gained people's grudging respect.
  她经常由于直率的评论而受到抨击，但多年来，她赢得了人们有些勉强的敬意。
• After a pause he added "sir." in a dilatory, grudging way.
  停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。
• Europe's grudging attitude to the new president is not only discourteous. It is unwise and self-defeating.
  欧洲对美国新任总统的吝啬态度不仅无礼，而且极不明智，会损及自身利益。