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grudge

noun
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  1. grudge (against somebody) a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past积怨；怨恨；嫌隙
    • I bear him no grudge.我对他不怀任何积怨。🔊🔊
    • He has a grudge against the world.他对社会心存不满。🔊🔊
    • She has harboured a grudge against me for years.她多年来一直对我怀恨在心。
    • I don't hold any grudges now.我现在没有任何怨恨。🔊🔊
    • He's a man with a grudge.他是一个心怀怨恨的人。🔊🔊
    • England beat New Zealand in a grudge match (= a match where there is strong dislike between the teams).英格兰队在一场势不两立的比赛中打败了新西兰队。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Do you know anyone who might have a grudge against you?你知道有什么人可能会对你心存怨恨吗？
    • I don't hold grudges for very long.我不会记恨很久的。
    • It's a grudge match between the two teams.这是两个冤家球队之间的一场比赛。
    • It's time to forget old grudges.是抛弃宿怨的时候了。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long-standing
    • old
    • personal
    • …
    verb + grudge
    • bear
    • harbour/​harbor
    • have
    • …
    grudge + noun
    • match
    preposition
    • grudge against
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    Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.

grudge

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they grudge
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he / she / it grudges
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past simple grudged
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past participle grudged
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-ing form grudging
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  1. to do or give something unwillingly勉强做；不情愿地给；吝惜 synonym begrudge
    • grudge doing something I grudge having to pay so much tax.得付这么多的税，我很不情愿。🔊🔊
    • grudge something He grudges the time he spends travelling to work.他不情愿上班花这么多时间在路上。🔊🔊
  2. grudge somebody something to think that somebody does not deserve to have something认为…不应得到 synonym begrudge
    • You surely don't grudge her her success?她获得成功，你没有不以为然吧？🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I do not grudge you your victory.我不怀念你的胜利。
    • She was well aware that Russell grudged her every penny.她很清楚，罗素不惜一分钱。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.