begrudge
verb[T]
uk/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/us/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/tofeelunhappybecause someone has something that youthinkthey do notdeserve:
羡慕;嫉妒[+ two objects]I don't begrudge him hisfreedom.我并不羡慕他的自由。
tofeelunhappyaboutspendingmoneyon something orspendingtimedoing something:
抱怨,发牢骚They begrudged everydaythey had tostaywiththeirfather.他们抱怨每天都不得不和父亲呆在一起。
[+ -ing verb]She begrudgedpayingso much for anicecreamcone.她抱怨买个蛋筒冰激凌这么贵。
Unwilling and reluctant
- arsed
- balk
- baulk
- be blowed if...idiom
- be in no mood forsomething/to dosomethingidiom
- begrudging
- deign
- disinclination
- disinclined
- disobliging
- dragyourheels/feetidiom
- fag
- indisposed
- indisposition
- not have the stomach forsomethingidiom
- ratheryouthanmeidiom
- reluctance
- reluctant
- reluctantly
- wouldn't
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Mean with money
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling