grudging

英 [ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ]

adj.  勉强的; 不情愿的
v.  勉强做; 不情愿地给; 吝惜; 认为…不应得到
grudge的现在分词

Collins.1 / BNC.18547 / COCA.19052

牛津词典

adj.

• 勉强的；不情愿的
  given or done unwillingly
  1. He could not help feeling a grudging admiration for the old lady.
     他不禁感到不得不钦佩这位老太太。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 勉强的；不情愿的
  Agrudgingfeeling or action is felt or done very unwillingly.
  1. He even earned his opponents' grudging respect...
     他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。
  2. There seems to be a grudging acceptance of the situation.
     这一局面看来已经被勉强接受。

英英释义

adj

• petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  1. a niggardly tip
  Synonym:niggardlyscrimy
• of especially an attitude
  1. gave grudging consent
  2. grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory

双语例句

• He even earned his opponents 'grudging respect
  他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。
• My loneliness and I are a pair of partners, like grudging.
  我，和我的孤独，是一对善嫉的拍档。
• Months later, the couple exchanged vows with their fathers 'grudging blessings.
  几个月后，在两家父亲勉强的祝福下，他们结婚了。
• She won the grudging respect of her boss.
  她得到她老板勉强的尊重。
• Europe's grudging attitude to the new president is not only discourteous. It is unwise and self-defeating.
  欧洲对美国新任总统的吝啬态度不仅无礼，而且极不明智，会损及自身利益。
• Above all, EU nations should abandon their grudging approach to refugee numbers.
  最重要的是，欧盟国家不应再用不情愿的态度来对待难民人数。
• The grudging way in which the government has reacted.
  政府作出反应的那种勉强的方式。
• I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.
  我想他那勉强的说法不能算作是真的道歉。
• Jeff's report was so enthusiastic that it earned him, at last, grudging respect from his peers.
  杰夫的报告热情洋溢，所以即使不情愿，同龄人也不得不对他肃然起敬。
• He was grudging in his praises.
  他不情愿称赞别人。