| 单词 | resentful |
| 释义 | resentful (once / 2038 pages) adj If you are resentful of someone, you feel ill will toward him, mixed with envy, like when a newer coworker gets the promotion you've been working toward for years. The verb resent comes from the word for "feeling," but we only use it to talk about bad, stinging feelings. You might resent having to work late, but if your boss pays you a higher wage for overtime, maybe you’ll be less resentful. When there are clear inequalities among people, it often makes them resentful. Someone who wears themselves out doing heavy labor might be resentful of their boss who never breaks a sweat but earns more money. WORD FAMILYresentful: resentfully, unresentful+/resent: resented, resentful, resenting, resentment, resents/resentment: resentments/unresentful: unresentfully USAGE EXAMPLES“People are frustrated, people are resentful and people react,” he said. Time(Jan 01, 2017) They find that even a Republican calling Trump racist did not lead racially resentful whites to abandon him. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) “The people are resentful of the local officials and don’t want to discuss things with them,” he said. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) adj full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will resentful at the way he was treated a sullen resentful attitude Syn|Ant acrimonious, bitter marked by strong resentment or cynicism rancorousshowing deep-seated resentment unresentful not resentful unbitterhaving or showing no resentment or desire for revenge |
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