grudge /ˈgrʌʤ/
怨恨,惡意(vt.)懷恨,嫉妒,吝惜
Grudge v. i.
1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Grudge not one against another. --James v. 9.
He eats his meat without grudging. --Shak.
2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.]
Grudge v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grudger p. pr. & vb. n. Grudging.]
1. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.
Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train. --Shak.
I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments. --Swift.
They have grudged us contribution. --Shak.
2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obs.]
Perish they
That grudge one thought against your majesty ! --Shak.
Grudge, n.
1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob. --South.
The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge. --I. Taylor.
2. Slight symptom of disease. [Obs.]
Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities. --Milton.
Syn: -- Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.
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grudge
n : a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding
a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: score, grievance]
v 1: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: stew]
2: accept or admit unwillingly