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

• 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。
• 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。
• Europe's grudging attitude to the new president is not only discourteous. It is unwise and self-defeating.
  欧洲对美国新任总统的吝啬态度不仅无礼，而且极不明智，会损及自身利益。
• So he should be; any campaign that has achieved such influence with so little logic deserves grudging respect.
  他理应如此；任何如此缺少逻辑却产生如此影响力的运动，都应该得到一些勉强的尊重。
• One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
  他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。
• She was often attacked for her outspoken comments, but over the years she gained people's grudging respect.
  她经常由于直率的评论而受到抨击，但多年来，她赢得了人们有些勉强的敬意。
• It took Louis until Easter to coax a grudging consent from the French King.
  路易斯连哄带骗，直到复活节才勉强得到法国国王的许可。
• Even Sir John Cowperthwaite might have given these statistics his grudging acceptance.
  即使是郭伯伟或许也会勉强接受这些统计数据。
• The grudging way in which the government has reacted.
  政府作出反应的那种勉强的方式。
• 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。