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resentful

🇬🇧 UK/ri'zentful/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Feeling or showing bitterness or indignation at being treated unfairly.

愤恨的,怨恨的,不满的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
sentfeel, perceive, be aware
+
fulfull of, characterized by
=resentful

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel resentful感到愤恨
  • 2.deeply resentful深感怨恨
  • 3.resentful of someone对某人心怀不满
  • 4.grow resentful逐渐产生怨恨

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt resentful toward her boss for taking credit for her work.

  • 2.

    He grew resentful after being passed over for promotion twice.

  • 3.

    The children were resentful of the strict rules imposed on them.

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