huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause.
in a huff he slammed the door
Example Sentences
She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband. He's filled with resentment at his boss. He expressed his resentment of the new policies.
Recent Examples on the WebThe last several years of remote work has blurred the lines of the usual work-life balance, leading to a build up of resentment with every after-hours email or Slack message. Mariah Espada, Time, 9 Sep. 2022 But there was also a noticeable wave of resentment from people who paid off their student loans in the past. Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 The Harvard and North Carolina cases now give the court the opportunity to rid the country once and for all of an unfair practice that leaves only a heightened sense of resentment in its wake. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 If anything, one of the things that drove me to education was a level of resentment towards adolescent apathy and the ways in which adults and adolescents alike greenlight mean-spirited behavior like bullying. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2022 Jonathan Metzl’s 2019 book, Dying of Whiteness, documents how the politics of racial resentment harms white Americans while progressive policies are smeared as radical Black takeovers. Anthony Conwright, The New Republic, 30 May 2022 In a fit of resentment, the girl tears up her neighbor’s marigolds, but later recognizes the moment as a turning point from blind innocence to maturity and compassion. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Cruz’s questions connected to two other themes that motivate many Republican voters — racial resentment and anger at liberal elites. David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 On May 30, 1921, a spark ignited racial resentment into terrible violence. The Week Staff, The Week, 13 June 2021 See More
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