ANGRYa feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair 憤恨,不滿,憎惡SYN bitterness
resentment at/against/of etc
She was filled with deep resentment at being passed over for promotion.
沒被考慮升職,她感到很氣憤。
feel/harbour/bear resentment
He felt considerable resentment towards Sheila for making him work late.
希拉讓他工作到這麽晚,他很不滿。
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
feel resentment
He felt resentment at the criticism.
bear resentment (=feel it)
My father's favourite was my younger sister, and I'd always borne him some resentment for this.
harbour resentment (=continue to feel it)
You obviously harbour some resentment against your ex-boyfriend.
cause/create resentment
The special arrangements for overseas students caused resentment among the other students.
breed resentment (=cause it)
These misunderstandings had bred resentment.
arouse resentment (=make people feel it)
The terms of his contract aroused deep resentment among the other players.
adjectives
deep resentment
The soldiers' presence has created deep resentment.
bitter resentment (=very strong)
Heavy-handed policing caused bitter resentment.
great/considerable resentment
There was great resentment among the workforce.
widespread resentment (=felt by a lot of people or in many places)
The actions of the police during the miners' strike caused widespread resentment.
growing/increasing resentment
Soon growing resentment against foreigners erupted into violence.
smouldering resentment (=resentment that is felt for a long time but not expressed)
The unrest highlighted the smouldering resentment in France's poor neighbourhoods.
Examples from the Corpus
resentment• Resentment and jealousy can often build up in relationships.• Bitterness, anger and resentment can act as emotional cancers, eating us up inside.• And Dexter tried to calm his faintresentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimisticmood.• She couldn't let go of her resentment over the divorce.• Ezra had read it and was surprised by his resentment.• The repudiation now seemed too high a price, and in my resentment, I determined not to make any more concessions.• I know the feeling of resentment, of anger, of a kind of twisted jealousy.• She felt a stab of resentment for the Church's claims on her preciousholiday.• Neither Mama nor Dad showed the slightest surprise or resentment toward the doctor.• But there was resentment also at the lack of industrialdevelopment in the city and its surrounding areas.• Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment.• Patrick stared at her with resentment.
feel/harbour/bear resentment• Only once did I bear resentment after being beaten.• When we are sinned against we have a decision either to forgive or harbour resentment.• When we feel resentment or act out of a sense of duty it can sometimes be seen and felt by the person concerned.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RESENTMENT | RESENTMENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bitter, considerable, deep, deep-seated, great, lingering, seething, smouldering/smoldering強烈的怨恨;深深的怨恨;極度憤恨;揮之不去的憤恨;翻湧的怨憤▸➤growing越來越深的怨恨▸➤old宿怨◇She felt all her old resentment flaring up.她感到她鬱積已久的怨恨爆發了。➤class, racial (both especially NAmE) 階級/種族仇恨VERB + RESENTMENT➤feel, harbour/harbor, hold感到憤恨;懷恨在心;心懷怨恨◇I felt no resentment towards / toward him.我並不怨恨他。◇You seem to be harbouring / harboring some resentment against your boss.你好像對你的老闆心存怨恨。➤express, show表示不滿;顯出怨恨▸➤hide隱藏不滿◇He struggled to hide his resentment.他努力隱藏自己的怨氣。➤arouse, breed, cause, create, fuel, generate, lead to, provoke, stir激起怨恨;引起怨恨;造成憤恨;導致憤恨;挑起怨憤◇Inequality breeds resentment.不平等導致怨恨。RESENTMENT + VERB➤grow怨恨增強PREPOSITION➤resentment about, resentment over對⋯的憤恨◇Maggie was filled with resentment about her treatment.瑪吉對自己所受到的對待憤恨不平。➤resentment against對⋯的怨恨◇the growing resentment against foreigners對外國人越來越深的仇視➤resentment among在⋯中的怨恨◇The measures will fuel resentment among students.這些措施將在學生中激起不滿。➤resentment at對⋯的不滿◇I felt great resentment at having to work such long hours.對於不得不工作這麼長時間我深感不滿。➤resentment between⋯之間的怨恨◇the bitter resentment between the two brothers兩兄弟之間的深深怨恨➤resentment towards/toward對⋯的憤恨◇their resentment towards / toward each other他們對彼此的怨恨PHRASES➤a cause of resentment, a source of resentment怨恨的原因/根源➤a feeling of resentment, a sense of resentment怨恨感▸➤resentment and anger怨憤和怒氣
resentment ♦︎ bitterness ♦︎ grudge ♦︎ bad feeling ♦︎ acrimonyThese are all words for an angry feeling that exists between people after a bad experience.這些詞均表示憤恨、怨恨、嫌隙。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the resentment / bitterness / bad feeling / acrimony between them◆resentment / a grudge against sb◆resentment / bitterness / a grudge / bad feeling about sth◆resentment / bitterness over sth◆to do sth without resentment / bitterness / acrimony◆to harbour resentment / bitterness / a grudge◆to bear resentment / a grudge◆a feeling / sense of resentment / bitterness■resentment rɪˈzentmənt [uncountable, countable] a feeling of anger and unhappiness that you have because you feel that you have been treated unfairly(因感覺遭遇不公平的)憤恨,怨恨,憤慨◆She could not conceal the deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated.受到那樣的待遇,她無法掩蓋内心強烈的憤恨。◆He felt a flash of resentment towards Helen.他對海倫頓生不滿。◆Old grievances and resentments came to the surface.過往的不滿和積怨浮現了出來。 see also resentful ⇨ bitter2■bitterness [uncountable] a feeling of anger and unhappiness that you have after a bad experience or about sth that you think is unfair(因不好的經歷,或對某事感到不公而産生的)憤恨,怨恨,憤慨◆The pay cut caused great bitterness among the workers.減薪讓工人十分憤懑。 see also bitter ⇨ bitter2NOTE辨析 Resentment or bitterness?Resentment may be a less obvious feeling than bitterness: people try or fail to hide it. It grows more slowly, but it may be shared by many people. * resentment的表現未必像bitterness那樣明顯,這種感受被人刻意掩飾,或不自覺地流露。resentment是日積月累産生的,但可能許多人都有這種感受◆his growing / increasing / mounting / smouldering resentment他日漸積累的不滿◆popular / public / widespread resentment普遍的不滿Bitterness can be sudden and can last a long or a short time. * bitterness可能是突然産生的,持續時間可長可短◆She felt touched with a momentary / sudden bitterness.那一瞬間/突然之間,她心裏湧上一股怨恨。◆The long occupation of the island has left a legacy of bitterness.該島長期被佔領導致日後長期的仇恨。■grudge [countable] a feeling of anger or dislike towards sb because of sth bad they have done to you in the past積怨;怨恨;嫌隙◆I bear him no grudge.我不記恨他。◆He has a grudge against the world.他對社會心存不滿。◆I don't hold any grudges now.我現在沒有任何怨恨。■bad ˈfeeling [uncountable] ( bad ˈfeelings [plural] , especially in NAmE)
idiom
anger between people, especially after an argument or disagreement(尤指爭吵或意見不合之後的)惡感,交惡,反感◆There was a lot of bad feeling between the two groups of students.這兩群學生互懷敵意。■acrimonyˈækrɪməni; NAmEˈækrɪmoʊni [uncountable] (formal) angry bitter feelings or words between people(態度或言辭的)尖刻,譏諷◆The dispute was settled without acrimony.沒有唇槍舌劍,這場糾紛就解決了。 see also acrimonious ⇨ bitter2