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

• 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。
• Their rage vanishes, replaced by grudging acceptance.
  工人们的愤怒消失了，取而代之的是勉强的接受。
• Though derided by some for his political suicide, one grudging admirer from a Japanese business group likens Mr Noda to a warrior committing hara-kiri – ritual suicide – rather than be taken by his enemies.
  尽管有人嘲笑他这是政治自杀，日本一个商业组织中的一名不情愿的赞慕者还是将野田的行为比作武士的剖腹自杀&一种仪式自杀，而不是死于敌人之手。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His tough stand won some grudging admiration.
  他的强硬态度使得一些对他不满的人也不由得感到钦佩。
• 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。