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Grudging Earned Grudgingly Word Meaning 英 ɡrʌdʒɪŋ] 美 ɡrʌdʒɪŋ

英语单词 grudging
英美音标 英 ['ɡrʌdʒɪŋ] 美 ['ɡrʌdʒɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.吝惜的;不情愿的;勉强的
动词grudge的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) If Mr Assad's hard line at home has earned grudging respect, so has his firmness in foreign relations.
(2) For as long as the world economy was growing fast, financial markets commanded grudging allegiance.
中文例句 (1) 如果巴沙尔的强硬路线在国内获得了不大情愿的尊重,那么他在外交关系上的也会如此。
(2) 在世界经济发展迅速的时候,金融市场得到了勉强的忠诚。
vocabulary简明 If you do something in a grudging manner (or grudgingly), you do it with reluctance. Doing homework, paying taxes, and saying sorry are all commonly done in a grudging manner.
vocabulary扩展 Grudging apology and "grudging acceptance" are probably the two most common uses of this word, which perhaps says something about our lack of grace as a species. From the medieval French word groucher, meaning "to murmur or mumble." A related word is grudge, meaning a long-lasting sense of ill will dating to a previous incident.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]勉强的;不情愿的 A grudging feeling or action is felt or done very unwillingly.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • He even earned his opponents' grudging respect...

    他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。

  • There seems to be a grudging acceptance of the situation.

    这一局面看来已经被勉强接受。

grudgingly
  • The film studio grudgingly agreed to allow him to continue working.

    这家电影公司勉强同意让他继续工作。

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