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begrudging

/bih-gruhj/US // bɪˈgrʌdʒ //UK // (bɪˈɡrʌdʒ) //

勉强的,勉强,恳切的,恳求

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·grudged, be·grudg·ing.

    • : to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of: She begrudged her friend the award.
    • : to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

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Examples

  • Today, it was a deputy minister from Netanyahu's own party who undermined his begrudging support for the two-state solution.

  • Not fun to watch, but a begrudging respect endures for the severe purity.

  • He went slowly back to the restaurant, begrudging Bobby to the luckier caretaker.

  • His whole attitude was one of hurry; he rested in haste, as if begrudging the moments which were lost from travel.

  • Russ continued to crouch over the dial, begrudging every backward flicker of the needle.

  • Several waifs stood in a cluster admiring or begrudging the antics of the star couple.

  • And how many others, prouder and more pressing yet, begrudging their judges and headsmen their death, perish by their own hand!