grudge

grʌdʒ

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

n. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
v. accept or admit unwillingly

n. 怨恨, 恶意
vt. 怀恨, 嫉妒, 吝惜

Collins 星级

14,376

BNC 频率

14,032

使用频率

grudge没有明显的词根和词缀，但可以联想到它的词义与怨恨相关，通常与过往的事情有关。

例句

1. She held a grudge against him for many years.

她对他怀恨在心多年。

2. It's better to forgive and forget than to keep a grudge.

原谅和忘记总比心怀怨恨要好。

3. They resolved their differences and let go of their grudges.

他们解决了分歧，放下了怨恨。