bear:此处为及物动词,意为“怀有、持有(情绪/想法)”;
a grudge:名词,意为“积怨、怨恨”(强调“未释怀的旧恨”);
against:介词,引出“怨恨的对象”(人或事)。
必须完整使用 "bear a grudge against + 宾语(sb./sth.)",不能省略“against”或宾语(否则语义不完整)。
错误示例:He bears a grudge.(缺少怨恨对象,需补充“against sb./sth.”) 正确示例:He bears a grudge against his classmate.(他对同学怀恨在心。)时态:bear的过去式为bore,过去分词为borne(用于完成时):
现在时:She bears a grudge against her ex-husband.(她对前夫记仇。)
过去时:He bore a grudge against his teacher for years.(他记了老师好几年的仇。)
完成时:I have borne a grudge against him since he lied to me.(自从他骗我,我就一直记恨他。)
同义词组:hold a grudge against(与bear完全同义,更口语化):
She holds a grudge against anyone who criticizes her.(她对任何批评她的人都怀恨在心。)
1、 因被伤害而记仇:
He still bears a grudge against his former boss for firing him without reason.(他还因为前老板无理解雇他而怀恨在心。)
2、 因不公待遇而怨恨:
Many locals bear a grudge against the government for neglecting their town.(许多当地人因政府忽视他们的城镇而心存怨恨。)
3、 因小事积怨:
Don’t bear a grudge against her—she didn’t mean to break your vase.(别记她的仇,她不是故意打碎你花瓶的。)
该短语强调“长期未放下的怨恨”,若只是“一时生气”,更适合用“be angry with sb.”或“be mad at sb.”;
否定形式:"not bear a grudge against sb."(不记仇):
I don’t bear a grudge against him—everyone makes mistakes.(我不记他的仇,谁都会犯错。)
总结:这个短语是描述“长期记仇”的经典表达,核心是“bear/hold + grudge + against + 对象”,用在需要强调“怨恨持续存在”的语境中。