vt.　不愿给；吝惜 be unwilling to give or to allow

　～ sb's job　嫉妒某人的工作
　～ money　吝惜钱财
　～ sb's success　嫉妒某人的成功
　～ time　吝惜时间

　He grudges every penny he has to spend.　他吝惜他不得不花的每一分钱。
　I don't grudge his success.　我认为他的成功是应该的。
　He grudges to pay his taxes.　他不愿意纳税。
　There is no one who grudges to help her.　没有人不乐意帮助她。
　He grudged paying so much for such bad food.　他不情愿为这么差的食物付这么多的钱。
　He grudges paying his taxes.　他不情愿缴税。
　She will not grudge doing a bit extra when it's needed.　如果真的需要的话，她还是愿意做一点额外的事情。
　I grudge paying ￡2 for a bottle of wine that is not worth 50p.　我不愿为一瓶不值50便士的酒付出2英镑。
　He grudges you your reward.　他很吝啬，不愿给你报酬。
　You surely don't grudge me another jar of wine?　你当然不会不肯让我再来壶酒吧?
　His cruel master grudged him even the food he ate.　他那残忍的主人甚至连他吃的食物也不大愿意给他。
　John never grudged his children what they really need.　对于孩子们真正需要的东西，约翰从不吝惜。
　The neighbors grudge us our swimming pool.　邻居们都羡慕我家的游泳池。
　You should not grudge him his prize.　你不该妒忌他获奖。
　You should not grudge him his good pay.　你不该嫉妒他的工资高。
　The brother grudged his sister her brilliant academic record.　哥哥嫉妒妹妹辉煌的工作业绩。
　Some people always grudge others their success.　一些人总是妒忌别人的成功。

 ♣ grudge, begrudge
　这组词都表示“吝惜，不愿给”或“嫉妒”，在用法上基本相同。其区别在于：begrudge比grudge的语气重些，但不如grudge常用。

　在口语中有时会见到be grudged的用法，此时并不表示被动。例如：
　I am grudged even such a short period of time now.　我现在甚至连这么点时间也舍不得浪费。