请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 resentful
释义

Definition of resentful in English:

resentful

adjective rɪˈzɛntfʊlrɪˈzɛntf(ə)lrəˈzɛntfəl
  • Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.

    he was angry and resentful of their intrusion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If I do that, it will make him sullen and resentful and unmotivated to control his desire to hit when he is angry.
    • She soon became resentful of her entrapment within a working-class community where she never felt at home.
    • They're angry and resentful about the situation and primed for an angry response.
    • She said he had committed the offences after becoming resentful at the way he felt he was being treated.
    • He never wants to come off sounding bitter or resentful over opportunities lost.
    • Andrei is pleased to see his father again, but Ivan is bitter and resentful.
    • It would be easy to have negative feelings at this moment in time but I think you only hurt yourself and become bitter and resentful.
    • Only a few short weeks ago I would have said that I leave here bitter and resentful.
    • They are already resentful of paying so many other government imposed duties on everyday life.
    • Edith's sense of humour, her warmth and her refusal to be resentful make her a survivor in the true sense of the word.
    • Staff in the hospitals and diagnostic practices also became resentful, and many resigned.
    • A part of me also was hurt, resentful and angry about his comments and accusations.
    • Bitter, resentful and increasingly unstable, Jackie watches her life crumble.
    • It made her bitter and resentful towards him, and all the more rebellious.
    • Even if he says yes, your fiancé will always feel slightly resentful.
    • People who weren't interested said as much, and people who stopped to talk didn't seem at all resentful.
    • Here was a man who had every reason to feel angry, resentful and bitter.
    • I get such resentful feelings towards his dad for not being here to lighten my load, or at least to lend a hand in those desperate moments.
    • What was morbidly fascinating was the resentful resistance of the other couple to this patently superior lifestyle.
    • It was by far the busiest bar and restaurant in town, and smokers weren't resentful about having to take regular trips outside.
    Synonyms
    aggrieved, indignant, irritated, exasperated, piqued, put out, in high dudgeon, displeased, dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, offended, bitter, hostile, acrimonious, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced
    envious, jealous, grudging, begrudging
    sullen, sulky, sour, fed up, huffy, in a huff, irked
    informal miffed, miffy, peeved, mad, aggravated
    British informal narked
    North American informal sore
    West Indian informal vex
    vulgar slang pissed off
    archaic snuffy, wroth

Derivatives

  • resentfully

  • adverb rɪˈzɛntf(ə)lirɪˈzɛntfʊlirəˈzɛntfəli
    • When his mother abandoned the family when he was four, two aunts were reluctantly and resentfully compelled to raise Billy and his older sister, Florence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a job I'll do for as long as it takes to actually find the right job and at that point I'll quit and leave them scrambling, resentfully, to find my replacement.
      • Terrence glared resentfully at his youngest son, who only glared more furiously back.
      • The angry mood suggests too many people will be going to the polls resentfully.
      • But most residents are still too emotionally bruised to do anything except stare resentfully from a distance.
  • resentfulness

  • noun
    • Let us not put any blame on anyone but simply deal with it and move on without resentfulness or revenge.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Apparently she hadn't noticed the resentfulness or chose to ignore it.
      • Law will not change anxiety, bitterness, resentfulness, lust, grandiosity and avarice.
      • She kept up appearances but, on the inside, she reportedly swung between acceptance, resentfulness and despondency.
      • What should have been profound displays of bitterness and resentfulness were often delivered with comedic timing, so that the audience was laughing at some of the more serious lines of the play.
 
 

Definition of resentful in US English:

resentful

adjectiverəˈzentfəlrəˈzɛntfəl
  • Feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having been treated unfairly.

    he was angry and resentful of their intrusion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even if he says yes, your fiancé will always feel slightly resentful.
    • What was morbidly fascinating was the resentful resistance of the other couple to this patently superior lifestyle.
    • She said he had committed the offences after becoming resentful at the way he felt he was being treated.
    • It made her bitter and resentful towards him, and all the more rebellious.
    • She soon became resentful of her entrapment within a working-class community where she never felt at home.
    • It would be easy to have negative feelings at this moment in time but I think you only hurt yourself and become bitter and resentful.
    • They are already resentful of paying so many other government imposed duties on everyday life.
    • A part of me also was hurt, resentful and angry about his comments and accusations.
    • People who weren't interested said as much, and people who stopped to talk didn't seem at all resentful.
    • If I do that, it will make him sullen and resentful and unmotivated to control his desire to hit when he is angry.
    • Staff in the hospitals and diagnostic practices also became resentful, and many resigned.
    • Andrei is pleased to see his father again, but Ivan is bitter and resentful.
    • I get such resentful feelings towards his dad for not being here to lighten my load, or at least to lend a hand in those desperate moments.
    • Here was a man who had every reason to feel angry, resentful and bitter.
    • Only a few short weeks ago I would have said that I leave here bitter and resentful.
    • They're angry and resentful about the situation and primed for an angry response.
    • It was by far the busiest bar and restaurant in town, and smokers weren't resentful about having to take regular trips outside.
    • He never wants to come off sounding bitter or resentful over opportunities lost.
    • Bitter, resentful and increasingly unstable, Jackie watches her life crumble.
    • Edith's sense of humour, her warmth and her refusal to be resentful make her a survivor in the true sense of the word.
    Synonyms
    aggrieved, indignant, irritated, exasperated, piqued, put out, in high dudgeon, displeased, dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, offended, bitter, hostile, acrimonious, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 22:13:22