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

• 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。
• She had won the grudging respect of her department.
  她从系里赢得了比较勉强的尊重。
• 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。
• Yet Los Angeles receives only grudging recognition as a creative center.
  但是公众却勉强地接受洛杉矶是一个创意中心的事实。
• Others stood watching with grudging respect.
  其他人带着勉强的尊敬站在那儿注视着。
• He even earned his opponents 'grudging respect
  他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。
• A continuation of the grudging incrementalism of the past two years now risks catastrophe.
  如今，继续过去两年那种不情不愿的渐进主义做法，可能会招致灾难。
• The public mood is also one of grudging assent, if not exactly fervent support.
  如果公众不是特别支持也不会有强烈的反对。
• The government's response to the peace process has been grudging and rather hostile.
  政府对和平进程的反应是不情愿的，甚至充满敌意。