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  • Conjugation : past  begrudged ; ing  begrudging
  • Derivatives : adv  begrudgingly
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

begrudge [bɪ 'grʌʤ] [bɪ 'grʌʤ]
  1. 1. vt. 妒忌
    to begrudge another's fortune
    妒忌别人的财产
  2. 2. vt. 勉强给，不愿给，吝惜
    He begrudges her every cent.
    他连一分钱也不愿意给她。
  3. 3. 对（某事）抱怨；为（某事）发牢骚

Collins English-English Dictionary

begrudge [bɪ'gr^ʤ]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
  2. 2. vt. to envy (someone) the possession of (something)
See more results for begrudge in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to begrudge another's fortune
妒忌别人的财产 → begrudge
要舍得下本钱培养人才。
Don't begrudge time, money and effort in training qualified personnel. → 下本钱
他家虽然蓬户瓮牖、生活贫苦, 但在买书方面从来都很舍得花钱。
Although his family has a humble house and lives in poverty, they don’t begrudge money spent on books. → 蓬户瓮牖

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