单词	grudging
释义	grudgegrudge2 verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgrudge2 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French grouchier; ➔ GROUCH1 Verb Table VERB TABLE grudge Simple Form Present I, you, we, they grudge he, she, it grudges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they grudged Present perfect I, you, we, they have grudged he, she, it has grudged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had grudged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will grudge Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have grudged Continuous Form Present I am grudging he, she, it is grudging you, we, they are grudging Past I, he, she, it was grudging you, we, they were grudging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been grudging he, she, it has been grudging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been grudging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be grudging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been grudging Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I grudged the time I had to spend doing housework instead of playing. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ada believed that nobody could grudge you the right to complain. Mair sometimes grudged the work and time it involved but he knew its importance. Oliver was grudging about accepting Wickham's innocence. You don't grudge the outlay when you get a letter like that. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatordoing something unwillingly► unwillingly if you do something unwillingly , you do it slowly or without any eagerness, in a way that shows you are unwilling: · Johnson unwillingly admitted he'd been drinking that evening.· He pointed at a chair, and Alfred sat down unwillingly. ► reluctantly if you do something reluctantly , you do it even though you are not very willing to do it: · Reluctantly, he gave the officer his name and address.· He reluctantly consented to his daughter's marriage.· Mrs. Bernson reluctantly agreed to help prepare for the conference. ► against your will if you do something against your will , you do not want to do it but you are forced to: · The refugees were sent back against their will.· No one should be forced to marry against their will. ► grudgingly if you do something or say something grudgingly , especially something that gives help or praise or pleasure to someone else, you do it very unwillingly: · The city council has grudgingly given $100,000 towards the new after-school care program.· Steve grudgingly admitted that Matthew had played a better game. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► grudging/reluctant admiration (=unwilling admiration)· There was grudging admiration in his voice. ► nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc  For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer. ► grudging respect (=when you respect someone or something unwillingly)· Initially his idea was seen as far-fetched, but gradually it has received grudging respect and support. to do or give something very unwillinglygrudge doing something I really grudge paying for poor service.grudge somebody something I don’t grudge him his success.—grudging adjective [usually before noun]:  a grudging apology—grudgingly adverb:  He grudgingly admitted he’d been wrong.
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