To resent means to feel bitter, angry, or indignant about something, typically because it is perceived as unfair. It is a transitive verb and can be used with nouns or gerunds as objects.
[VERB 动词]怨恨;憎恶;愤恨 If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them.
[V n/-ing]
She resents her mother for being so tough on her...
她怨恨母亲对她太严厉。
I resent being dependent on her.
我很讨厌自己对她的依赖。
Oxford
re·sent/rɪˈzent; NAmErɪˈzent/verbto feel bitter or angry about sth, especially because you feel it is unfair 愤恨;感到气愤;愤愤不平resentsth/sb ◆I deeply resented her criticism.我对她的批评感到非常气愤。resentdoing sth ◆He bitterly resents being treated like a child.他十分厌恶被别人当孩子对待。resentsb doing sth ◆She resented him making all the decisions.她讨厌什么事都要听他的。◆( formal) She resented his making all the decisions.她讨厌什么事都要听他的。resentresentsresentedresentingre·sent/rɪˈzent; NAmErɪˈzent/
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resentre‧sent /rɪˈzent/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fairresent (somebody) doing something I resented having to work such long hours.bitterly/deeply/strongly resent She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.
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[rɪˈzent]resented, resenting, resents
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resented[1072] resenting[290] resents[414]
恨(89%),生气(11%)
vt.怨恨;愤恨;厌恶
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